disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
lately; recently; nowadays
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
interest (in something); enthusiasm
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
head; brains; intellect; understanding
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
technical book; specialized book; treatise
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily