in this way; thus; such; uh...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
already; now; no longer; not any more
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
almost; roughly; approximately
to torment; to torture; to harass
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
alien (from another planet)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
postdoc; postdoctoral fellow; postdoctoral researcher
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
(religious) faith; belief; creed