mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
than; from; out of; except; but; more
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
of course; certainly; naturally
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
taking entrance tests for multiple schools
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in order; in turn; one by one
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
reality; actuality; hard fact
serious; not joking; straight
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
club activities; extracurricular activities