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eighty; 80

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percent; per cent; percentage

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exceeding ...; over ...; above ...

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beginner's luck

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to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

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gambling

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to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

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to support each other; to support one another

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a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits

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naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

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right now; just now

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selection; choice; screening

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tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer

3

second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant

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information session; briefing; explanatory meeting

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suit worn by students when job hunting (usu. dark and plain); interview suit

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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first stage examination

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dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

3

corner; nook

2

right in the middle (of); midst; height

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self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent

2

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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second-round interview; second-stage interview

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first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order

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affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

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employment quota; number of positions available

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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to win and advance to the next round

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self-analysis; autoanalysis

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security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP

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rival; competitor; competition

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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person concerned; interested party; related party

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state of mind; (one's) mental state

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corner; nook; recess

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(private) study room

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way of calling (something or someone)

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

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substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

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(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)

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