tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
number of digits or characters
outward; superficial; external; apparent
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
signed; sealed; having a signature or seal
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
political structure or mechanism
big problem; major issue; big controversy
biological parent; real parent
elopement; running away with a lover
to be intimate with; to befriend
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
international politics; world politics
major subject; special study
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
international politics (as a field of study)
university student; college student
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
the last moment; the very end
kidney stone; renal calculus; nephrolithiasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
industrial engineering; IE
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
work procedure; operational procedure
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
coordinator; coordinating role
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party