self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
guesswork; speculation; hunch
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be softened; to calm down
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
every year; yearly; annually
not a little; not a few; considerable
new student; freshman; first-year student
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst