training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
failed student; student required to repeat a year
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
commencing with; including
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
the world in general; society; convention
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
last night; yesterday evening
state of mind; mentality; psychology
restraint; restriction; control; check
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
fine weather; fair weather
1,000,000; one million; million; many
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently