cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
literary woman; talented woman
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
head over heels; headlong; head first
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
leaving school during a term
probability; likelihood; chances
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
a step; short distance; short time
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
the same; the said; likewise
study; pursuit of knowledge
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession