magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to differ; to vary; to disagree
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ancestor; forefather; foremother
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
medical science; medicine
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
selection; choice; option
beginning; outset; first; onset
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
elementary level; beginner level
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
men and women of all ages
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
overseas student; exchange student
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose