but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
go that far; to that extent
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
genius; prodigy; natural gift
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to look forward to something
everything; anything; nothing
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
man; male; masculine gender
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
handbook; manual; compendium
to repeat; to do something over again
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
popular person; favorite; favourite
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
preference; priority; precedence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
again; once more; a second time
grandfather; male senior-citizen
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember