large number (of); many; majority
adviser; advisor; consultant
a long time ago; in those days
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
it's probably so; it stands to reason
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
at that time; in those days
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
system; institution; organization; organisation
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
all parts; various parts; every department
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
one way or the other; either way
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
scale; scope; plan; structure
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)