competent; suitable; qualified
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
bad influence; negative influence
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
to correct oneself; to restate
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
(another's) daughter; young lady
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
discovery; detection; finding
to pack; to box; to package
to find fault with; to question
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
mistake; blunder; bungle; mistakenly announcing a win without having all the requisite tiles
overheating; overexcitement
degree of relative priority
to rearrange; to resequence
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
script; screenplay; scenario
to compose; to put together
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
test period; exam period; examination time
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)