publication of results; announcement of results
notice; notification; report; posting
postcard; memo; note; card
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
tendency; trend; inclination
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
failure story; horror story
everything; anything; nothing
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to have one's horizons broadened
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
I don't want to boast but
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
second grade; second class; secondary
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
extreme sadist; very sadistic
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
working adult; full-fledged member of society
feeling keenly; fully realizing
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
number of copies; circulation
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
chief; main; principal; important
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy