backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
very interesting; of great interest
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence