pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to cut corners; to be shoddy
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
good feeling; feeling good
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bathing (swimming) in cold water
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes