first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
sublime; noble; high-minded
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
temporary truce; ceasefire
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
noisy; confused; uproarious
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
general term; generic name
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
mockery; derision; ridicule
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?