arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
student in a lower grade; underclassman
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
request for (written) information; document request
postcard; memo; note; card
junior college; community college
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
locational advantage; advantageous position
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
ice cream soda; icecream soda
continuously; throughout; in succession
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
this world; this life; world of the living
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
financing company; credit firm
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
new residential area; new residential development