rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
entrance examination (for a transfer student)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
expression; presentation; representation; notation
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to be perturbed; to be agitated
one thin flat object; one sheet
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
everything; anything; nothing
boarder; boarding student
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
evil thought; malicious motive
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking