new members (e.g. club); new students; freshman; event to welcome new students, club members, etc. (e.g. welcome party)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
early-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters); early-morning and late-night attacks
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
relation; connection; relevance
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
underestimation; undervaluation
upward adjustment; upward revision
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
core; core; hardcore; all-out
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to entrust; to leave to a person
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish