academic background; academic credentials; academic record
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
income; receipts; revenue
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
planning; project; plan; design
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to forget to say; to forget to mention
just because; even if; even though
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
in the meanwhile; during the time
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
ground glass; frosted glass
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
five (long cylindrical things)
anonymity; using an assumed name
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous