outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
either way; in any case; one way or another
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
presumption; assumption; estimation
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
board chairman; managing director; chief director
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
source (e.g. quotation); authority
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
one's own army; one's own team
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to take command; to give direction
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel