idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
it is I who should say so
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
invitation; introduction; temptation
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
genuine article; real thing; real deal
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
price; cost; value; worth; value
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
name; given name; first name
nothing but; except; no more than
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
soon; shortly; before long
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market