head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
meritocracy; merit system
different opinion; objection
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
professional job; profession
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
endurance; perseverance; patience
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
disorder; disturbance; unrest
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
calming down; quieting down
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to blow off; to be blown off
naturalization; naturalisation
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
tedious; boring; being fed up with
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit