selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
application; request; petition
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
special selection; finest pick; top pick
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
for the present; for the time being
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
hello; good day; good afternoon
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
androgynous; gender-neutral
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
providing information; provision of information; information provision