severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
means; way; method; measure
two classes; double; two sets
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
failure; mistake; blunder
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
disaster-level (heat, rainfall, etc.); extreme; severe
legend; folklore; tradition
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
chief; main; principal; important
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
most part; greater part; majority
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
short and stout; small but wide around
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing