recommendation; referral; endorsement
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
interview (e.g. for a job)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
very; extremely; excessively
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
selection; choice; picking out
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to detain; to check; to restrain
while looking on in blank amazement; while gazing at it in shock
probity check; background investigation
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
of course; certainly; naturally
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
profound; deep; unfathomable
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
endless; boundless; everlasting
study; research; investigation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
greedy; avaricious; covetous
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
hard (life); tough (world)