entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
IQ; intelligence quotient
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
position; location; base; point; site
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to have an eye on; to zero in on
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
murder victim; body of a murder victim
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
(period of) a year; during an era
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency