study; diligence; discount; reduction
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
wrong; different; not like that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
highest institute of education
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
expertise; experience; knowledge
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
position; job; employment; opening
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
since one was born; (in) all one's life
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
environment; circumstance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age