distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
drug discovery; drug design; development of new drugs
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the other day; a few days ago
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
name; given name; first name
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
a few years ago; some years back
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
older sister and younger brother
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
beginning; outset; first; onset
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
interest; rights; concession
winner-takes-all (system)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous