coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
precocious; precocious child
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
image of (an ideal) person
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
Pacific barrelfish (Hyperoglyphe japonica)
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
interior design; interior; upholstery
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to overdo; to do too much
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them