glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
declaration; proclamation; announcement
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
5th day of the month; five days
18th day of the month; 18 days
at; in; at; when; by; with
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
environmental conservation
International Council for Science; ICSU
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
pure; genuine; pure (of a subject of study; as opposed to applied, practical, etc.); genuine (parts, accessories, etc.); official
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
section meeting; division (of a larger organisation); department; section
base; basis; bedrock; platform
animal (in nature); animal (in origin)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
master of ceremonies; MC; intermission between songs in which the performers speak to the audience; machining center; marginal cost
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality