triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
unpleasant; uncomfortable; frightening; cruel; rude
to comfort; to console; to amuse
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
important post; important office; key position
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
alma mater clique; old school tie
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
trauma (usu. psychological)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
common front; united front
to take on a role; to take part
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to detain; to check; to restrain
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
writing something on commission; newly written text
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
number of characters per line, page, etc.