qualifications; requirements; capabilities
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
one who knows little often repeats it
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
verbal promise; one's word
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
form; shape; figure; visage
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
only; merely; but; no more than
to become better; to improve
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
student (esp. a university student)
study; research; investigation
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
double; twice (as much); twofold
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
three; three years of age
interference; intervention; meddling
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start