final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
hand net; dip net; scoop net
to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
full dress; formal dress; uniform
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
New York Museum of Modern Art
contemporary art museum; museum of contemporary art
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition