first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
fixed date; appointed day
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to have time free; to have time to spare
to withdraw one's savings
picture element; image pixel; PEL
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
moderate; proper; just right
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
be on your guard!; take care!
unexpected result; upset; surprise
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
head house (family); birthplace; originator
defense; defence; protection
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press