entry qualifications; joining qualifications
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
looking pale; looking unwell
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
evil spirit; demon; devil
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
improvement in efficiency
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
proposal; offer; request; application
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
normal duties; (one's) regular work
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
serious illness; dangerous disease
to be ill; to suffer from
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
important point; point to make note of
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
(written) application; application form
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
manner of using one's hands
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph