to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
life; living; I; me; student
study; research; investigation
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
no exception; without exception; always the same
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to take command; to give direction
one's person; around one's person
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
secrecy; highly classified information
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
one cause; one reason; one factor
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
amount of material resources
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to stop walking; to pause
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment