community college (in the US and Canada)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
Castro; Castelot; Castro (Chile)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
locational advantage; advantageous position
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
continuous; without a break
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
financing company; credit firm
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
new residential area; new residential development
football (soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. soccer)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure