rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
such; this sort of; like this
steady; firm; solid; secure
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
as you see; as you can see
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to look forward to something
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance