authority; power; influence
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
largest class; top category
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
independence; self-reliance
firm; strong; solid; stable
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to keep in mind; to memorize
busy; having no (free) time
regular (permanent) conductor
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
matter of time; question of time
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to drop; to lose; to let fall
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
leader; guide; mentor; coach
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
hard worker; hardworking person
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing