reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
very; greatly; exceedingly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
number of persons; personnel
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
the way one works; one's working manner
to save; to leave over; to spare
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument