insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
fair and square; open and aboveboard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
without leaving any trace
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be damaged; to receive damage
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
interval; break; pause; spare moment
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
advocate; proponent; supporter
to collect; to assemble; to gather
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
for example; for instance; e.g.
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
declaration of independence
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)