the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
imagination; supposition; guess
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
from now; from this moment; henceforth
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
time; hour; period; class
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
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)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to accept; to receive; to agree
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
occasionally; once in a while; now and then