absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to be too late; to be too slow
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
(college) president; secretary-general
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
influence; clout; leverage
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
good prospects; full of hope; promising
rival candidate; opposing candidate
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
section manager; section chief
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort