teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
leading; guiding; commanding
the place for; the time for; the level of
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
useful thing; usable article
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
skill; dexterity; master hand
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
B class; B grade; second rate
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
late at night; at a late hour
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to push aside; to push one's way through
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
internal organs; intestines; viscera
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
spine; backbone; spinal column
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise