to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
bolt from the blue; great surprise
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
striking; remarkable; considerable
equality; impartiality; evenness
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
branch; branch office; subdivision
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
system; institution; organization; organisation
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
killing two birds with one stone
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
question; inquiry; enquiry