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to talk big (about); to talk boastfully (about); to talk overconfidently (about); to make a bold statement (about)

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family tree

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entrance examination

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nervous

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binomial; binary; dyadic

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report; paper; reportage

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plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file

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to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings

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full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad

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

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e-mail notice of rejection (for a job application)

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guidance counseling

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to leave as is; to ignore

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guidance

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privacy

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infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass

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consultation on career, university, etc. choices

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it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...

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to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

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money; cash

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science and mathematics

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deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

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humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

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research

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scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan

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to satisfy the requirements

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group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

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being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

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women's college; women's university

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school of one's (first, second) choice

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to give something weight; to give something dignity

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clenched fist

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully

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examinee

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first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)

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bottom-tier university with low entry requirements

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behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

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provision (of money or goods); furnishing; conferral; payment; delivery; benefit

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contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game

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providing information; provision of information; information provision

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bold; daring; unflappable

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in the end; at the end of the day

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negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

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side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

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desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

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wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

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needy circumstances; living in poverty

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our company; our firm

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four years

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suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); unexpectedly; looming (e.g. out of the dark)

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