to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
higher rank; better position
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
diligent student; studious person
whether or not; presence or absence
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
command; commander; commandant
centre; center; center fielder
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to kill; to choke the life out of
to degenerate; to lapse into
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
thick legs (esp. of a woman); fat legs
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
bearing; heading; point of the compass
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
level ground; plain; flatland