before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
based on; built on; made from
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
statue; picture; picture revealing character
image; figure; figure; form; image
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
general idea; concept; notion
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
genius; prodigy; natural gift
just one person; only one
large crowd; mass of people
school bus (for kindergarten children); kindergarten bus
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away