thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
logo; Logo (programming language)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
by means of; due to; because of; according to
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to hide; to keep to oneself
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to need; to demand; to take; to require
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first year of high school; first-year high school student
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life