way of asking; way of listening; listener
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
pupil; student; schoolchild
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
educational institution; school; academy; campus
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
method of bringing up; method of raising
one's whole life; one's lifetime
life; living; I; me; student
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
working in the fields; working on a farm
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
(distinction of) sex; gender
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
periodic; regular; routine
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
frost columns; ice needles
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
experiment; experimentation