model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
sense of values; values; value system
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
100,000,000; one hundred million
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
assistant professor; associate professor
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
front entrance; front door
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to turn against; to become an enemy
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
without; but if; otherwise; or else
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
pessimism; disappointment
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
forgetful; oblivious of; negligent
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse