(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to concern; to be related
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
opposite side; other side; other party
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
serious; severe; grave; acute
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply