department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
final vote; run-off ballot
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
both; both sides; both parties
return; relapse; recurrence
side effect; adverse reaction
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
conference room; council room
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(police) detective; criminal matter
next term; next period; next version; next release
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
consequently; as a result
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
freshman; newly hired career-track company employee
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
receipt; cash-register slip
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
relation; connection; relevance
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
in that manner; like that
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks