intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
dealing with; coping with
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
elementary level; beginner level
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
large amount of money; great cost
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
regarding highly; attaching importance to
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
individual; private person; personal; natural person
several people; a few people
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
ability; performance; efficiency
class; heading; group; category
opening and shutting; opening and closing