class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to give the stamp of approval
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
brothers and sisters; siblings
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
a person without a single relative
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
checking out (of a hotel); check-out
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
almost every day; almost daily
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous