thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
deep-seated grudge; hatred
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
discriminatory; discriminative
equality; impartiality; evenness
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
charming; fascinating; attractive
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
account book; register; ledger
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)