watchdog; chaperone; watcher
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
near; close; beside; third person
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
than; from; out of; except; but; more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
second-year student; biennial
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when