fake; something false; sham; deception
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
dream for the future; hopes for the future
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to hypnotize; to hypnotise
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
survival; survivor; relic
prize money; monetary award; reward
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
freedom; free man; free woman
point in common; common feature
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it