most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
production (e.g. play); direction
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to happen to meet; to come across
report card; result sheet
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward