maid; helper; help; assistance
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
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
music school; music academy; conservatory
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to become possible; to become able to (do)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
such a thing; something like that
beginning; outset; first; onset
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
back off!; leave me alone!
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?