to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
internal conditions; true state of affairs
separate; respective; different
strategy meeting; council of war
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to anticipate; to foresee
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
stupid idiot; fool; moron
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
severe; strict; tough; hard
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school