order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
professor; teaching; instruction
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
love ban; relationship ban; talent agency rule forbidding its clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point