1. refer to: send (someone or something) to (usu. someone else) for decision or action
　Examples:
　　The Local Court has referred the whole case to the High Court.
　　The dispute between the two countries was referred to the United Nations.

2. criteria: (pl.) an established rule, standard, or principle, on which a judgment is based
　Examples:
　　What criteria do you use when judging the quality of a student's work?
　　There are several criteria of a good school.

3. resident: a person who lives ( in a place) and is not just a visitor
　Examples:
　　The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.
　　The residents of the town are proud of its new library.

4. come across: meet or discover, esp. by chance
　Examples:
　　I have just come across a beautiful poem in this book.
　　She came across some old letters in the course of her search.

5. fill out/in: put in (whatever is needed to complete something)
　Examples:
　　After Tom passed his driving test he filled out an application for his driver's license.
　　The policeman filled out a report of the accident.

6. fill up: make or become completely full
　Examples:
　　The room soon filled up with people.
　　The rain has filled up the ditches again.

7. available: able to be got, obtained, used, etc.
　Examples:
　　A limited number of seats are still available.
　　There were no tickets available for Friday's performance.

8. elevate: make better, higher, or more educated
　Examples:
　　The clerk was elevated to a managerial position.
　　The government is trying to elevate the living standards of the people.

9. procedure: an action or set of actions necessary for doing something
　Examples:
　　Writing a check is quite a simple procedure.
　　We have worked out a new set of procedures for using this machine.

10. spot: pick out, recognize, see (one person or thing out of many)
　Examples:
　　He was the first to spot the danger.
　　We spotted the winner of the beauty contest the moment she appeared.

11. variety: number or group of different things
　Examples:
　　Everyone arrived late at the party for a variety of reasons.
　　The college library has a wide variety of books.

12. learn of: become informed of
　Examples:
　　How did you learn of our product? Was it through our advertisement?
　　I learned of your new address from your parents.

13. annual: of one year
　Examples:
　　The annual farm output was to be increased by 4 to 5 percent.
　　Mr. White's annual income is $36,000.

14. financial: connected with money
　Examples:
　　In that case they would receive financial aid from the state.
　　They are now confronted with a serious financial crisis.

15. detailed: with a lot of facts given
　Examples:
　　He gave me a detailed account of his work.
　　He kept a detailed diary of the meetings.