because; for; the reason why is ...
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
putting into operation; invocation
capacity; volume; capacitance
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to throw into; to toss into
senior high school; high school
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
in person; personally; (do) oneself
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
goodness; excellence; virtue
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
perfect; complete; flawless
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
in one's own way or style
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
ratio; proportion; percentage