very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
interference; meddling; butting in
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
retainer; retinue; servant
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
show; exhibition; spectacle
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
studies; schoolwork; classwork
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning