preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
immediately; right away; on the spot
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be surprised; to be astonished
while; even though; despite
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; during; while; although; all; both
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
until now; so far; up to the present
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
order of chivalry; chivalric order
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?