diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
eye for people; ability to judge character
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
observation; survey; watching
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
company president; manager; director
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
that is to say; so that means
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
considerably; greatly; a lot
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
stature; build; height; size; physique
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to