to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
narrow; thin (sized); slender
big eater; trencherman; glutton
successively; one after another
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
to fall on one's backside
to be absorbed in reading
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
surname; family name; last name
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
for work; in a manner related to work
to perceive; to understand
to refer to; to use as reference
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
encouragement; urging; spurring on
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais