distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
stating (one's views); expressing
to put on airs; to assume importance
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
five (long cylindrical things)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
set of three; three sets; three classes
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
second-year student; biennial
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
failed student; student required to repeat a year
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern