past (exam) question collection
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
powerful person; influential person
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
right (to do something); authority; power
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
proposal; offer; request; application
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors