final; eventual; ultimate
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to accumulate
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
from the beginning; from scratch
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
great joy; delight; jubilation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
latter part (of a book, film, etc.); second part (of two); second half; sequel
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety