reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
custom; habit; customary practice
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to look around; to look towards (us)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to need; to call for; to require
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
advance payment; money paid in advance
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
study group; study meeting
(giving) instruction; initiation
how long; how far; how much
how others look at you; what others think about you
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
eccentric; crank; oddball
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to have a meal; to take a meal