to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
adverse circumstances; adversity
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
overhear; happened to hear that
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
drawn lettering; sound effects lettering
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to carry around; to carry on one's person
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
silence (not speaking); muteness
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
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
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
about when; about what time; how soon