to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
future (usually near); prospects
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to collect information; to gather knowledge
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
discarding; firing (an employee)
school for training bachelor girls in homemaking arts; (a type of) finishing school
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
virginity; maidenhood; maidenhead
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
just a minute; small quantity
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
boastful speech; bragging
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound