route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
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
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
time; season; period; phase; stage
relatively; comparatively
myself; yourself; I; me; you
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
study; diligence; discount; reduction
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
in this way; thus; such; uh...
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
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
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
as (for); for; in the capacity of
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
parental love or affection