to win and advance to the next round
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
invisibly; secretly; privately
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
striking; remarkable; considerable
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
good-quality; superior in quality
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many