strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
ability; capability; competence; skill
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
than; other than; except; but
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
himself; yourself; herself
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
advance; moving forward; progress
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
protective instinct; defensive instinct
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
email friend; email penpal
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
riskiness; (level of) danger
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
it seems so; that's what it looks like
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
friendly relations; social relations; social life
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
something small; something petty; trifle
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away