plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to leave this world; to die
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
wounded person; injured person
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
to press a question; to cross-examine
forwarding agent; carrier
contract; compact; agreement
from the viewpoint of; according to
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to jump from one thing to another
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
police drama (television); detective drama
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
rapid development; rapid unfolding
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
like water; like it grows on trees
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip