husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to intervene; to stop (something)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
you could say that; that might be so
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
from now; from this moment; henceforth
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
trainer (person who trains people or animals); sweatshirt
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings