unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
invitation; introduction; temptation
story; tale; talk; discussion
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
if it is the case that ...
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
undivided attention; concentration
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
individual; private person; personal; private
to subsist; to keep on living
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
study; pursuit of knowledge
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less