new graduate; recent graduate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
every year; yearly; annually
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
trivial; not amounting to much
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to face; to go towards; to head towards
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
several years; a few years
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge