to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
necessary documents; important documents
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
sympathy; empathy; response
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
first year; initial (year)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
person in charge; official; attendant
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism