to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
after school (at the end of the day)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
for example; for instance; e.g.
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
many; much; plenty; hardly
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
godparent; first person to give something its name
now that; since; so long as; because
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to change completely; to change suddenly
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
Dragon King; promoted rook
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely