student (esp. a university student)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
proficient; skilled; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
medicine; medical science
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to compete with; to vie for
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
still; even now; to this day
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
head; brains; intellect; understanding
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
reaching; attaining; arrival
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
great longitudinal fissure; longitudinal cerebral fissure; longitudinal fissure; interhemispheric fissure; fissura longitudinalis cerebri; groove that separates the two hemispheres of the brain
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
in the end; at the end of the day
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)