(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
studying abroad; studying overseas
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to stare back at; to look back at
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
(last) flower remaining in bloom
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
obsession; compulsive idea
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
quiz; short test; mini test
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
decline in academic ability; decline in academic performance
misconduct; misbehaviour; impropriety; profligacy
parting ways after a quarrel
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
serious; severe; grave; acute
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
reference data; reference material