monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
devoted; self-sacrificing
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
east, west, south and north
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
reading aloud; recitation
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
torch; (electric) torch; flashlight
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
not counted (in the score); not tallied
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
lecture hall; lecture room
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into