end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
those present; attendance
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
array; muster; line-up; full force
quotation; citation; reference
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
fake; something false; sham; deception
to laugh away; to laugh off
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
criminal nature; criminality
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
female friend; woman friend
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(within) basic fare (of a taxi meter, without being charged for mileage)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
incessant working; working non-stop
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
other; another; over; more than; I; me
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
discipline; training; teaching manners
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam