severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
dropout; quitter; deserter
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
deputy head teacher; vice principal
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
military style; army style
another; different; separate; discrete
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
at the same time in different places
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to find fault with; to question
partly open; in half bloom
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
medicine; medical art; medical skills