chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera
embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
founder; originator; pioneer
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
simple; simplified; easy; plain
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
comparison; something worthy of comparison
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
transplant surgery; transplant operation; (organ) transplantation
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
potentiality; dormancy; latency
starting point; point of departure
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth