top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
gifted education; special education for gifted children
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
with a click; with a snap
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
a few years ago; some years back
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to know (someone); to think; to believe
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
intensive training; extra hard training
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
speech; expression; wording; language
superior; superiors; senior
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
road maintenance; road improvement
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
attraction; lure; invitation
migration; move; emigration; immigration
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
treatment; service; handling; management
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum