judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
ratio; proportion; percentage
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
woman's world; feminine environment
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
danger; peril; hazard; risk
only; merely; but; no more than
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
in search of; in order to look for
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)