diligent student; studious person
tension; mental strain; nervousness
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
grasp; catch; understanding
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
and; thereupon; because of that
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
three; three years of age
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
association; society; organization; organisation
control; management (e.g. of a business)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
since when; from when; how long
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to pass (of time); to elapse
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect