to approach; to draw near
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
chance; opportunity; occasion
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
very likely; very probable
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
special; particular; peculiar; unique
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
putting all of one's attribute points into a single stat (e.g. in an RPG); solely focusing on one skill (to the detriment of others)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
the same generation; coeval
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
immediately; right away; on the spot
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to take (be in) charge of
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent