same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
to teach; to take a teaching job
family; members of a family
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
cold storage; refrigeration
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
university (college) professor
like water; like it grows on trees
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
studies; schoolwork; classwork
results; record; grades; marks
recommendation; referral; endorsement
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to show signs of; to appear
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
outward; superficial; external; apparent
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth