to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
memory; sense; experience
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
surname; family name; last name
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
party; set; gang; company; person
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
really; truly; indeed; good grief
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
rather; sooner; preferably
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey