(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
study of foreign languages; linguistics
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
monetary; financial; pecuniary
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
vocational school; technical school
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
accounting; administration (of money)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
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
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
bootstrap; boot; bootstrapping
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp