to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
middle and high-school students
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
annual (plant); first-year student
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
out of character; unlike one
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
number one; first; best; most; game; round
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
beginning; outset; first; onset
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable