to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
sense of being the chosen people
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
just because; even if; even though
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
pretension; assumption (of a title)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
student (esp. a university student)
government body; government agency
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
training (esp. in-service); induction course
since then; from that time; ever since
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to be second to none (in)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
innermost depths of one's heart
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
president (of a society); chairman
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
school festival; campus festival
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
choices; alternatives; options
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom