finding employment; getting a job
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
that's the way it is; such is life
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to keep in mind; to memorize
after that; afterwards; thereafter