immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
human relations; personal relationships
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
end; close; conclusion; termination
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
proposal; proposition; suggestion
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
group; party; team; squad; section
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
several people; a few people
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to rock; to shake; to swing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
that is to say; so that means
student in a lower grade; underclassman
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)