academic background; academic credentials; academic record
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
heedless of danger; braving dangers
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
derailment; digression; deviation
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
alert status; emergency alert
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
large number (of); many; majority
state of the war; war situation
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
intelligence; intellect; brains
to happen to have on hand or in stock
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to become an expert; to be master at
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to turn completely into; to become completely
(exercising) the right to command
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy