due form; official; formality
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
overconfident; presumptuous
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
engineering firm; contractor
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
medical world; medical circles; medical community
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to keep (a person) waiting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
hope; white hope; person of promise
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
suspicion (of others); jealousy
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
to quicken one's pace (steps)