to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
results; record; grades; marks
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
just because; even if; even though
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
time; season; period; phase; stage
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
three; three years of age
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
natural virtue; personal virtue
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
relatively; comparatively
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
memory; ability to remember
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
study; learning; tutorial
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
danger; peril; hazard; risk
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
tax-exempt; tax-free; tax-exempted
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump