to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to look away; to avert one's eyes
such; this sort of; like this
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
many; much; plenty; hardly
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
(personal) background check
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to go through formalities
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
disorder; disturbance; unrest
control; management; supervision
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
care; precaution; guarding; caution
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
work clothes; business suit
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
coloured paper; colored paper