street; quarter; district; area
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to find out; to discover; to detect
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
examination results; test result; test outcome
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
uniform resource locator; URL
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
"as is" sale (e.g. at an auction)
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
natural color; natural colour
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
feel (of a material); texture
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
professional killer; hit man