position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
surroundings; environs; circumference
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
such ... as; or some such
such; like that; that sort of
to need; to call for; to require
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
everybody; every last one of them; all
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
society; the world; the times
true state; actual condition; reality
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
what kind of; what sort of; what
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
epidemic; plague; pestilence
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
in succession; one by one
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
war; fighting; fierce competition