to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
diplomatic; diplomatically
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
every single word and phrase; word by word
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
anti-mainstream faction; fringe group; dissident group
country closed to information from the outside world
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
certainly; surely; definitely
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
at the window; by the window; next to the window
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
unsuccessful candidate; rejected person
recommender; nominator; referee
fixed date; appointed day
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
studying very hard; studying like mad
passing mark (examination); passing grade
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
for your information; I'm telling you