foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
second day of the month; two days
continuation; succession; series
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
capacity; volume; capacitance
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
in person; personally; (do) oneself
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
perfect; complete; flawless
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
moment by moment; hour by hour
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
one's chance; the right time; target; objective