synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
head (of a university department); chairperson
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to correct oneself; to restate
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
the same; the said; likewise
finding employment; getting a job
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to be ill; to suffer from
clapping and cheering; applause
to think of; to come up with
fast-talking; rapid talking
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to form a group; to form a bunch
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
leadership; initiative; spearhead
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
this and that; one thing or another
love of learning; desire to learn; passion for knowledge
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
determination; resolution
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
flexible-hours system; flextime; flexitime