whole nation; whole land; whole country
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
price; cost; value; worth; value
definite decision; final decision
selection; choice; screening
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
close; intimate; on good terms
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
surface of the earth; ground surface
fall; drop; descent; coming down
light; easy; non-serious; minor
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
native-born; trueborn; (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.); career (e.g. diplomat)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging