(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
society; public; community; social studies
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
love for one's school or alma mater
school; proofreading; proof
war; battle; match; game; competition
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
student in a lower grade; underclassman
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
engineer; technical officer
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
poor (academic) performance; poor (business) results (showing)
mental; spiritual; emotional
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one cause; one reason; one factor
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
existence; being; presence
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
technical skill; ability; capacity
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
with a collapse; with a slump
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting