preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
direct connection; direct link
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
examiner (e.g. patent examiner)
severe criticism; damnation
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to speak ill of; to disparage
nowadays; in this day and age
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
anonymity; using an assumed name