to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
up until now; as recently as the present
boy; son; baby boy; young man
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
personification; impersonation; embodiment
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
scale; scope; plan; structure
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to be dead; to be lifeless
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
after that; afterwards; thereafter
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
difference; variation; difference
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
applied question; problem testing ability to apply theoretical knowledge; exercises
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that