winter vacation; winter holidays
time; hour; period; class
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
study; diligence; discount; reduction
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
university student; college student
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
graduation ceremony; commencement
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to incur someone's enmity
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way