subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
very loose; slowly; leisurely
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
cramming (e.g. for an exam)
passing mark (examination); passing grade
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
grasp; catch; understanding
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
to refer to; to use as reference
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
relation; connection; relevance