mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
how; in what way; by what means
passing mark (examination); passing grade
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to taste; to savor; to relish
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to have the privilege of doing
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to watch over; to watch attentively
(one's) quota; assignment
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)