(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be surprised; to be astonished
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
height of; middle of; full bloom
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
older sister and younger brother
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
standing; reserve; always having ready
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
custom; common practice; habit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to become keen on; to get passionate about
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
natural; reasonable; understandable
understood; I see; OK; present; here