to succeed; to bear fruit
to join together; to combine; to join up
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
undisputed; entirely; perfect
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
nothing but; none other than
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
to take someone's life; to kill someone
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
living by oneself; living alone
study; library; den; home office; reading room
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
no matter how much time passes
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
the reverse; other side; lining
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing