both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
along; parallel to; in accordance with
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
finishing blow; coup de grâce
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
chief; main; principal; important
supplementary explanation
investment; contribution; financing
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
a few years ago; some years back
regarding highly; attaching importance to
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
marking; grading; scoring
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
index; indices; indicator
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
priority level; degree of relative priority
tacit; unspoken; implicit
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
enrolled student; registered student
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
proving ground; test site
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)