bright; intelligent; clever; smart
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
by myself; in person; by oneself
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
senior high school student
senior high school; high school
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)