to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
passing mark (examination); passing grade
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
special measure; special measures
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
person of doubtful origin
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
educational institution; school; academy; campus
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
very great; enormous; serious
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something