alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
control; management (e.g. of a business)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
serious; severe; grave; acute
witnessing; observing; sighting
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
questions and answers; dialogue
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
bureaucratic routine; red tape
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
organizational capability; organisational capability
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
roller coaster; big dipper
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find