this is why; this means; it is the case that
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
shop; small store; business; firm
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
such; this sort of; like this
way of talking; speaking style
writing; composition; essay; sentence
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
results; record; grades; marks
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to begin; to set about; to start
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
notice; attention; observation