intimidating air; sense of intimidation
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
arrogant; haughty; insolent
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
with a click; with a snap
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
back off!; leave me alone!
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
estimate (of costs); budget
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
number of persons; personnel
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
research area; field of research