price; cost; value; worth; value
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to take on a role; to take part
embodiment; realization; materialization
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
as usual; as is one's habit
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...