points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
good correspondent; ready writer
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
schedule; program; calendar
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
ongoing; in progress; afoot
study; pursuit of knowledge
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
university student; college student
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
general inspection; complete overhaul
observer; watchman; lifeguard
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
snow accumulation; depth of snow cover; amount of snowfall
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding