bright; intelligent; clever; smart
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
not limited to; not just ...
environment; circumstance
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
Sophie; Zoffy (from Ultra Series)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
black lustre; black luster
pistol; handgun; revolver
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation