to increase; to add to; to augment
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
about; concerning; related to; -ish
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to hammer out the details; to work out details
had better ...; had better not ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
settlement; solution; resolution
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
how many years; how long; what year
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
future; possible; potential; prospective
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
possibility; potential; expandability
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
life; living; I; me; student
after that; afterwards; thereafter
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances