achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
auto; automobile; automatic; oat; oats
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
function; facility; faculty; feature
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to stay calm; to keep cool
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
current student; enrolled student
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following