reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
recommendation; endorsement
just one person; only one
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
law department; law school
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
contemporary literature; modern literature
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
immediately; right away; on the spot
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated