plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
head; brains; intellect; understanding
pupil; disciple; follower
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
opinion; point of view; visual point
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
topic of discussion; agenda
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
complete change; about-face
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)