old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
totally willing; fully motivated
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
gunner; shooter; rifleman
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
review; reconsideration; revision
in this manner; in this way; like this
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
locational advantage; advantageous position
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
misrepresentation; false statement
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright