brand-new article; new item
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
wish; desire; ambition; choice
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
royal capital; imperial capital
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that