personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
consideration; taking into account
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
election; selection; choice
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
silence (not speaking); muteness
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
premature joy; short-lived elation
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
very interesting; of great interest
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to cause someone to worry
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down