becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
progress; being under way
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
business trip; official trip
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
second marriage; remarriage
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
whatever the case; under any circumstances
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
suffix for familiar person
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than