(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
degree of familiarity; popularity
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
the five fingers; leading five; top five
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
(another's) daughter; young lady
to freeze; to refrigerate
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
magic bullet; magic bullets
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
because of; owing to; due to
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
someone (something) not to be trifled with
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
interruption; suspension; break
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to hunger for love; to starve for love
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be opposite; to face each other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate