at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
almost; roughly; approximately
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
technical skill; ability; capacity
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
only; merely; but; no more than
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
both; both sides; both parties
thousands; several thousand
collection of books; (personal) library
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
all; entire; whole; altogether
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
form; shape; figure; visage
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
if you think about it; come to think of it
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
infants; babies and very young children
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
to cry and shout; to scream
adds force or indicates command
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction