to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to discuss; to talk together
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
tendency; trend; inclination
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
such; like that; that sort of; very
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to increase; to add to; to augment
dawning (of a new era); dawn
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
viewer; (television) audience
consideration; taking into account
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
selection; choice; option
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
supplementary classes or lectures