first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
colonization; colonisation
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
labor; labour; work; service
to be smeared; to be covered
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
again and again; repeatedly
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inner curtain (in a military encampment)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
research institute; (research) laboratory
pupil; student; schoolchild
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
scholarship; scientific attainments
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
master; teacher; stable master
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence