diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
marriage proposal; courtship
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
audience; spectator; spectators
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
thickness; profundity; depth
second coming; second advent
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
anecdote; brief (comic) story
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
a certain somebody; you-know-who
participants; participating athletes
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
guard; security (officer); guardsman
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement