to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to play a leading role; to play a central part
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to sit for an examination
to stay calm; to keep cool
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
marking; grading; scoring
government service; the bureaucracy
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
I have nothing to do with it
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to cut corners; to be shoddy
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
like this; this sort; this way
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to approach; to draw near
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to stiffen; to become stiff
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
from out of nowhere; from who knows where