top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
bright person; talented student; prodigy
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
hundred points; perfect mark
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
review (of learned material); revision
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
settlement; solution; resolution
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff