to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
life; living; I; me; student
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
main cause; primary factor
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
number one; first; best; most; game; round
results; record; grades; marks
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
that; the matter in question
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
perfect; complete; flawless
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
because; the reason is; if you want to know why