oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
remaining silent; keeping secret
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
... years old; age (of) ...
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
retirement; resignation; stepping down
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
investigation; research; looking something up
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something