close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to come back; to return; to recur
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
second; number two; runner-up
number two; second in command
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
comfort; consolation; diversion
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
ten; 10; ten years of age
(period of) a year; during an era