claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
in the course of one's duties
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
very likely; very probable
study; research; investigation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
scale; scope; plan; structure
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
man; male; masculine gender
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to live; to make a living; to get on with
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
principal occupation; core business
discriminatory; discriminative
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
society; public; community; social studies
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
any more; any further; any better; any longer
not caring; not giving a damn
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather