meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
head of the student council; president of the student council
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
relatively; comparatively
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
considerably; fairly; quite
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
system; institution; organization; organisation
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
president (of a society); chairman
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
promotion; raising of status
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
(some) more; even more; longer; further
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural