brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
free time; time at leisure
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
study; learning; tutorial
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to be worried; to be troubled
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
prohibited item; banned item
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
hard to get; hard to come by
unexpectedly; surprisingly
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
bolt from the blue; great surprise
long-established; old-established; traditional
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer