school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
depravity; corruption; degradation
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
review (of learned material); revision
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
one by one; one after another; successively
these guys; these fellows
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
study group; study meeting
meat shield; human shield; vagina wall; fleshy wall; wall of flesh (e.g. in sci-fi)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
world history; international history
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
material; materials; data; information; documents