simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
planning; project; plan; design
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to concern; to be related
to pass (of time); to elapse
four characters; four letters
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
considerably; fairly; quite
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
results; record; grades; marks
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
clapping and cheering; applause
club activities; extracurricular activities
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
fashion sense; sense of fashion
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly