program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
drama; theatre; theater; play
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
turmoil; chaos; confusion
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
is something that; is that which
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
too (much); overly; excessively
to agree on; to agree about
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
final vote; run-off ballot
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to some extent; to a certain extent
change in appearance; transformation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
the same ratio or percentage
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly