full dress; formal dress; uniform
department (faculty) of literature
British and American literature
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
school; school building; schoolhouse
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
sense of relief; feeling of relief
stepwise; one step at a time
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to be overcome with emotion
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to spend time (on doing something)
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
official name; formal name
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
deputy head teacher; vice principal
officiating (a ceremony); presiding (over a service)