situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to accept; to receive; to agree
pupil; student; schoolchild
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
topographic map; elevation map
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to surround; to crowd around
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
participation; joining; entry; adherence
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
opposite; reverse; contrary
silence; stillness; quietness
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
association; society; organization; organisation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
though; notwithstanding; although
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
equality; uniformity; evenness
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help