selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
main; principal; chief; primary; major
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
development; exploitation
killing two birds with one stone
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to complain; to make a complaint
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
action; operation; effect; function