technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to sit for an examination
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
charming; fascinating; attractive
proposal; offer; request; application
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
complete stranger; total stranger
future (usually near); prospects
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
changing completely; transformation
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse