to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
school building; schoolhouse
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
next term; next period; next version; next release
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
sense of values; values; value system
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
feeling keenly; fully realizing
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
great difference; big difference; wide margin
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
preface; introduction; preamble
to become pale; to turn pale
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy