libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to pluck; to pick; to tear
too (much); overly; excessively
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
model or exemplary student
with a friendly grin; smilingly
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to complete decisively; to do to completion
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
as you see; as you can see
to call in; to invite; to bring in
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way