large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to serve; to work for; to attend
military man; warrior; soldier
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
since then; from that time; ever since
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
in one's own way or style
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
charming figure; alluring figure
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker