difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
marking; grading; scoring
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
index; indices; indicator
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
priority level; degree of relative priority
tacit; unspoken; implicit
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
enrolled student; registered student
recommendation; referral; endorsement
election; selection; choice
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
research; study; investigation
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
proving ground; test site
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
since; henceforth; ever since
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship