head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
bureau director; office chief
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
article; news story; report; account
should; must; -able; probably; likely
deep emotion; strong feelings
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
until now; so far; up to the present
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to understand; to make out
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to fall off; to tumble down
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order