terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
conscious; deliberate; intentional
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
minimum; at the very least
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
in that way; like that; that way
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to need; to call for; to require
penetration; permeation; transmission
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to accept; to receive; to agree
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
for the first time in one's life
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age