to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
women's college; women's university
(legally) incorporated educational institution
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
designated school recommendation; recommendation for admission from a school designated by the university
a few people; small number of people
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
that's a different matter; that's a different story
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
teacher employment examination
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
employment quota; number of positions available
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
being very popular; being in great demand
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
clear; precise; definite; distinct
breakfast restaurant (of a hotel, etc.)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice