qualifications; requirements; capabilities
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
recommendation; referral; endorsement
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to jump at; to be attracted by
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
persevering; very patient
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to thrust down; to push off
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be pleased with; to suit
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
high spirits; boastful talk
to replace; to move; to change the position of
principle; theory; fundamental truth
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize