entry qualifications; joining qualifications
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
command; lead; generalship; leadership
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
high achiever; student with good academic results
a few years ago; some years back
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to make merry; to be festive
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
production output; number of goods manufactured
at first; in the beginning; originally
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
curious; strange; unusual
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
common knowledge; well-known fact
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
impudent; shameless; brazen
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on