magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
living thing; living creature; animal; life
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
power; authority; jurisdiction
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
head of the student council; president of the student council
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
(social) position; status
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement