selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
leaving school during a term
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
smuggling; contraband trade
time; season; period; phase; stage
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
full payment; liquidation
to get change back; to be more than enough
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to form a group; to form a bunch
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to bury; to embed; to implant
handful; small amount; small number
government body; government agency
exclusive; attached to; specialist
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
family; members of a family
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to squeeze out; to wring out