stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
duty; function; office; mission; task
to shut in; to confine; to contain
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to apologize; to apologise
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
clearly; distinctly; vividly
imagination; supposition; guess
bygones; the past; past event
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
how; in what way; by what means
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out