material (data) for one's research; research material
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to push back; to press back; to force back
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
such ... as; or some such
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other