to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
body; physical system; (the) person
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
bad influence; negative influence
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
avoiding or dodging responsibility
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
simply; merely; only; solely
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
calamity; misfortune; disaster
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
serious; severe; grave; acute
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view