academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to be consistent; to be coherent
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
final; eventual; ultimate
to accept; to receive; to agree
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
but; however; provided that
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to sniff out; to get wind of
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
topic of discussion; agenda
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
additional finance; additional funding
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
firm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
that is to say; so that means
comparatively; relatively
near oneself; close to one; familiar
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?