(university) admission category for recommended candidates
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to win and advance to the next round
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
main force; chief object; mainline
second-year student; biennial
some people; a few people; several people
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
even though; despite; when
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sharp sighted; easily awakened
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
not necessarily so; is not always true
personality; character; individuality; personhood
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
tendency; trend; inclination
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
(somebody else's) parents; both parents