recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
application form (esp. job application)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
even so; anyhow; at any rate
unheard-of; unprecedented
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to need; to call for; to require
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to amuse oneself; to make merry
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
having sociable manners; sociable
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
formal marriage interview
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
being adopted into the family of one's bride
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
to be found; to be discovered