disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to stop talking; to be silent
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
birth; creation; formation
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
came here; coming here; recently
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
even more; still more; further
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
meaning; significance; sense
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
single standard; single base; single-feature show
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
had better ...; had better not ...