absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
to play a central role; to take a leading part
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
rival; competitor; competition
half and half; fifty-fifty
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to gain fame; to make one's name
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
draw; tie; draw (to decide pairings in a competition); draw (shot); drawing
hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
technique; art; skill; move
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
heart symbol (to ward off evil spirits)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia