to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
society; public; community; social studies
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
report card; result sheet
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
to become dim; to become blurred
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew