to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
life; living; I; me; student
antiquity; the previous era
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
preparation; arrangements
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
study; library; den; home office; reading room
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
personal grudge; personal enmity
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness