achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
leaving school during a term
personal history; background; career
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
work experience; professional experience; business experience; practical experience
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
conversely; on the contrary
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
without leaving any trace
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
personage; person (deserving of respect)
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
source of information; intelligence source; message source
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
forgetting; lapse of memory
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over