perception; sensing; noticing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to be saved up (of money)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to employ; to hire; to engage
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
graduation ceremony; commencement
attendance; participation; presence
enrolled student; registered student
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
graduate; alumnus; alumna
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
Casa Branca (Brazil); Casablanca (Morocco); Casablanca (1942 film)
to put someone to trouble
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to mix; to stir; to blend
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)