(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
riskiness; (level of) danger
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
how long; how far; how much
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to go along; to walk along; to follow
selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
morning fog; morning mist
university graduate; having graduated from university
something of the same size; the said university
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
influence; clout; leverage
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
future affairs; affairs after one's death
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause