fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
official announcement; proclamation
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
addition; appendix; note; supplement
send specially; special envoy
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
cut; reduction; curtailment
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
personal affair; one's own affair
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
affectation; showiness; pretence
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
mask; disguise; guise; mask
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
simply; merely; only; solely
being concerned about or mindful of