intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
prevention; protection (against); precaution
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
around the world; throughout the world
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
several people; a few people
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
plural; multiple; plural (number)
long time; several hours; long spell
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
this and that; various things
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
results; record; grades; marks
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation