fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
patterns of thinking; train of thought
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
directly opposite; right in front
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
study group; study meeting
being left out; being ostracized
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
another's parent; another's parents
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to walk away; to walk off
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
additionally; in addition
unedited remarks; frank opinions
to keep (a person) waiting