to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
absence; disregard; indifference
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong; (lit.) if you win you are the loyalist army, if you lose you are the rebel army
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
means; way; method; measure
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
sympathy; compassion; pity
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
nonparticipation; nonattendance
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
justice; fairness; impartiality
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
material; materials; data; information; documents
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually