article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
preference; priority; precedence
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
relation; connection; relevance
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
directly opposite; right in front
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
control; management (e.g. of a business)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to choke; to have trouble breathing
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
alone; unaided; away from home
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to pierce through; to break through
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA