considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
(not so) much; (not) very
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to think too much; to be over-concerned
sensitivity; susceptibility
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
broadcasting station; broadcaster
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to call together; to convene
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
scholarly; scholastic; academic
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
underground; subterranean
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
thousands; several thousand
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
throng; gathering of people
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
(battery) charger; AC adapter
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR