murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
why; how; for what reason
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
recommendation; referral; endorsement
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to serve; to work for; to attend
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to jump up and down; to hop
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
tall figure; high stature
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix