notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
retirement at one's own request
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
ago; since; before; previous
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
because of; owing to; due to
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
tide; current; tendency; trend
essence; true nature; substance; reality
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
in the meanwhile; during the time
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
materials; data; document
revision (of text); alteration; change
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
applying to enter more than one school
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn