topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
be (that) as it may; having said that
future; possible; potential; prospective
ill will; malice; evil intent
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
beyond this point; from now on; after this
not necessarily so; is not always true
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
breaking off an engagement
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to be embarrassed; to lose face
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
second day of the month; two days
private tutor; coach; governess
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
minimum; at the very least
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
in a day; in a brief space of time
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
review (of learned material); revision
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to taste; to try (food or drink)