top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
how long; how far; how much
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
way of reciting; way of telling a story
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
perfect; perfection; perfect game
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
research publication; scholarly publication
very interesting; of great interest
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to be hesitant; to feel timid
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
with a grin; showing a devilish smile
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
popular name; common name; given name
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest