interview (e.g. for a job)
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
again (and again); once again; yet again
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
hey there; I say; see here
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
historic; historical; traditional
relativity; interconnectedness; correlation
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
study of foreign languages; linguistics
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon