to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
article; thing; object; property; real estate
sliding; being just in time
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to graduate from a university
new graduate; recent graduate
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
a poor man has no time for leisure; there is no rest for the poor
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
two legs; two feet; two pairs
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
creation; Creation (by God)
high; noble; refined; advanced
embodiment; realization; materialization