in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to spit out; to eject; to dump
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to throw at; to turn; to raise
school; school building; schoolhouse
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
24 hours; twenty-four hours
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
empirical; from experience
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
ingredient; component; composition
surroundings; environs; circumference
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to affect; to impact; to influence
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness