gifted education; special education for gifted children
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
training; education; development; cultivation
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
surely; certainly; without doubt
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
one's house; one's home; one's family
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
when it becomes; when it comes to
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
beginning; outset; first; onset
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about