teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in the end; at the end of the day
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
virtualization; virtualisation
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
revenge; having a second go (at something)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to cease; to stop; to be over
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester