to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
very interesting; of great interest
to look around; to survey
school district; school area
home area; home town; local
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
men and women of all ages
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
neglected garden; abandoned garden; closing down (of zoo, kindergarten, etc.)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning