quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
economics department; economics school
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
rather; better; instead; if anything
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
society; the world; the times
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
as a child; when one was a child
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
how many years; how long; what year
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up