to work hard at one's lessons
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
opposite side; other side; other party
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
indeed; really; truly; very much
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...