ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
probability; likelihood; chances
moment by moment; hour by hour
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
brain surgery; brain operation; neurosurgery
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
neurology; neurology department
changing one's academic course
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
bet; wager; stake; gamble
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
middle and high-school students
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to finish reading; to read through
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to finish reading; to read through
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
tips of one's hair; hair ends
system; institution; organization; organisation