estimate (of costs); budget
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
beforehand; in advance; previously
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
new student; freshman; first-year student
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to take back; to recapture
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
preference; priority; precedence
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
present; gift; to give a present or gift
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
another thing; other things; another man's property
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
God; god; ace; king; superior person
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)