positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
Seven Wonders of the World
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
essence; true nature; substance; reality
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
word for word; verbatim; literally
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
one act (of a play); scene; event
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
start of a romance; beginning of love
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to unfold; to unroll; to open
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
how many people; a number of people