to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
flaw; defect; fault; (legal) fault; flaw
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
role; duty; position; part
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
presentation techniques; way of showing something
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
to read between the lines
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
concession; conciliation; compromise
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
in a day; in a brief space of time
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
strategy meeting; council of war
pardon me for leaving (first)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds