no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
indeed; really; truly; very much
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
transfer student; student changing schools
to accept; to receive; to agree
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to increase; to add to; to augment
tendency; trend; inclination
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to sit for an examination
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to telephone; to make a phone call
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
to ask a question; to ask questions
clerk; office worker; office staff
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
the whole day; all the day
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
at least; at most; (even) just
school building; schoolhouse