ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
name; given name; first name
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
conviction; belief; confidence
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cooperation; collaboration
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
of course; certainly; naturally
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
from here; from this place