basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
successive generations; successive emperors
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
blank column; blank space
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
already known; well-known
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
group; party; team; squad; section
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study; diligence; discount; reduction