to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
tenth day of the month; ten days
thereupon; shortly thereafter
title of honour; title of honor
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
speech; expression; wording; language
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
birds of a feather flock together
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
a little; a bit; slightly
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
in search of; in order to look for
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
possible; likely; probable
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
person concerned; interested party; related party
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder