life or death; existence; destiny
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to maintain; to continue to have
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
school building; schoolhouse
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
very young; little; childish; immature
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
ten-year-old; ten year old
... years old; age (of) ...
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
development of potential ability; capacity development
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
brain surgery; brain operation; neurosurgery
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
intuition; instinct; hunch
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
world; society; people; the public
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to pitch (e.g. a boat); to force out an opponent
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of