zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
work clothes; business suit
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
innumerable changes; infinite variety
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
midwinter; dead of winter
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
attendance (at school); going to school
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to cut; to slit; to cut open
to strip to one's waist; to go at with might and main
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
it's not like; it isn't as if
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
preface; introduction; preamble
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
homecoming; return to one's home
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
postcard; memo; note; card
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow