acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
patent; special permission; license; licence
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
promotion (school, military, etc.)
belatedly; though a little too late
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to grant permission; to give permission
to have a talk; to tell a story
door; gate; opening; title page
peace preservation; security; safety
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)