rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
English conversation; school for English conversation
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
elementary level; beginner level
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to be helpful; to be useful
don't you think?; indicates question
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to comfort; to console; to amuse
foreign; abroad; overseas
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
grandfather; male senior-citizen
technical training; professional education
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
private tutor; coach; governess
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
international; diplomatic intercourse
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
transport; transportation
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly