candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
younger scholar; future reference
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
legendary; fabled; fabulous
personal (employee); employed; retained
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
modesty; humility; being humble
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
jumble; hodgepodge; potpourri; heterogenous mixture
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
on and after; from ... onward; since
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
these guys; these fellows
war; battle; match; game; competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
being too late; losing one's final chance