straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
together; at the same time; same; identical
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
statue; picture; picture revealing character
materials; data; document
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
putting into operation; invocation
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
at first; in the beginning; originally
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
rather; better; instead; if anything
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
guess; speculation; supposition
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook