classic (work, esp. book); the classics
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
results; record; grades; marks
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
personal; individual; private
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
all; entire; whole; altogether
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
everything; anything; nothing
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
summer vacation; summer holiday
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to apologize; to apologise
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
one's house; one's home; one's family
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
one day; (on) a certain day