soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
with hands in pockets; idleness
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to be detained; to take time
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
calamity; disaster; accident
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to compete with; to vie for
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)