polite; respectful; reverent
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
graduation ceremony; commencement
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to replace; to move; to change the position of
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to run through; to run past
another thing; exception; special case
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
good (place to leave off); convenient