obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
progress; advance; improvement; development
pupil; student; schoolchild
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
clear writing; specification
standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
dating back from now; ago
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.); to substitute; to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one; to move (a picture, etc.) to another location; to hang somewhere else
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
frantically; maddeningly; to distraction