selling off; disposal by sale; sale
position; job; employment; opening
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
first year; initial (year)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
(written) work; book; writings
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
to spend time (on doing something)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed