finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
predicament; difficult situation
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
failing mark; failing grade
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
instability; insecurity; crankiness
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
so; like this; in this way
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
mission; delegation; transmission
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare