to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
study; pursuit of knowledge
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to get strong; to gain strength
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to turn completely into; to become completely
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
hard worker; hardworking person
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
contradiction; inconsistency
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to leave (a scene); to step away
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
ingredient; component; composition
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to take a breath; to take a short rest
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
act of mercy; helping another person
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
one's family; family member
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
almost every day; almost daily
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
genius; prodigy; natural gift
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous