certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
private tutor; coach; governess
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
educational institution; school; academy; campus
results; record; grades; marks
grasp; catch; understanding
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to cut corners; to be shoddy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
high achiever; student with good academic results
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
life; living; I; me; student
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks