to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
some people; a few people; several people
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
pointing out; identification
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
genuine article; real thing; real deal
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
trembling with excitement
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to begin to walk; to set out
to be tired of looking at
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
chief; main; principal; major
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
going around; patrol; round; tour
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
telephone booth; telephone box
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)