self-education; self-instruction; self-study
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
very popular; highly favoured
direct appeal; direct petition
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
beauty of slender female legs
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
secondary; of secondary importance
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to express (in words); to confess
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
complicated and mysterious
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
tone quality; sound quality
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)