now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
prohibition; inhibition; ban
whole nation; whole land; whole country
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
from the viewpoint of; according to
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
rear right; back right; right and behind
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
somewhere to go; place to go
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
temporary; transitory; short-lived