strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
student in a lower grade; underclassman
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
exchange of letters; correspondence
confections; sweets; candy; cake
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
such; this sort of; like this
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
screen name; username; handle
suggestion; hint; implication
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
waste of time; killing time
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment