to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
personal; individual; private
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
prospects of victory; chances of success
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
sponging off one's parents
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
results; record; grades; marks
verbal promise; one's word
report card; result sheet
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
preparation; arrangements
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
river; stream; River; the ... river