waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
almost; roughly; approximately
selection; choice; picking out
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
student (esp. a university student)
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast
this and that; various things
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
notice; notification; report; posting
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
the opposite sex; isomerism
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
being the sole winner; winner-take-all