very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
research; study; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
boarder; boarding student
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
had better ...; had better not ...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
helper; assistant; help; assistance
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)