skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
success or failure; result
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
chance; opportunity; occasion
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
such ... as; or some such
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
each time it happens; at all such times
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
minimum; at the very least
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
but; however; provided that
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
difference; variation; difference
consideration; taking into account
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but