favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
progress; advance; improvement; development
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to give; to do (something) for
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to go through formalities
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
every month; each month; monthly
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to get thin; to taper off
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
pessimism; disappointment
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk