clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to form a group; to form a bunch
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
advocate; proponent; supporter
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
in order; sequential; seriatim
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
reservation slip; reservation voucher
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
during a telephone call; busy line
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
security guard; doorkeeper
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to yield; to give way to; to make way for