academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
existence; being; presence
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
what kind of; what sort of; what
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to recall; to remember; to recollect
again; once more; a second time
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test