to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
unique; original; individual; unusual
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
around the world; throughout the world
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
imagination; supposition; guess
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
only; merely; but; no more than
thought; consideration; thinking
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
sick of life; world-weary; pessimistic
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
in succession; one by one
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why