to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
old friend; old acquaintance
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
independence; self-reliance
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
scale; scope; plan; structure
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to increase; to add to; to augment
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
ratio; proportion; percentage
number of persons; personnel
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
occasional; infrequent; rare
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
office job; clerical work
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off