disinheritance; disowning
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
training; drill; practice; discipline
teacher; instructor; professor
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
pride; dignity; self-worth
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
common people; ordinary people; masses
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
reality; actuality; hard fact
to despair of; to see the vanity of
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be discouraged; to shrink from
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
more than anything; above all else
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
instant; moment; for an instant
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on