status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
writing into law; codification; enacting
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
tone (of voice); manner of talking
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
official business; public business
interval; break; pause; spare moment
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
sea level; (surface of) sea
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves
perception; sensation; awareness
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
connection; link; relationship
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
revolutionary (e.g. technology)