study; research; investigation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
finding employment; getting a job
job; work; duties; trade; skill
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ancestor; forefather; foremother
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
(medical) doctor; physician
university (college) professor
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
although I say; although one might say; although called
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
such ... as; or some such
to be conspicuous; to stand out
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
neighbourhood; neighborhood
close; intimate; on good terms
after a long time; for the first time in a while
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to teach; to take a teaching job
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
summer vacation; summer holiday
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)