economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
don't you think?; indicates question
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to be reminded of; to call to mind
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
senior high school; high school
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
vertically structured society
seniority by length of service
system; institution; organization; organisation
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
annual (plant); first-year student
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
draw (in competition); tie game
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
go that far; to that extent
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet