scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
several years; a few years
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
lower half of the body; nether parts
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
in proportion to; just as much as
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
control; management (e.g. of a business)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to keep in mind; to memorize
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
home environment; family environment
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
when it comes to ...; as for ...
to join forces with; to cooperate with
home; household; family; hearth
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
writing; composition; essay; sentence
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
family structure; family composition; family makeup
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite