union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
system; institution; organization; organisation
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to discuss; to talk together
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
growth period (in children)
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
because of; owing to; due to
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
with a momentary flash of light
moving out (to); moving to a different place; transfer (to a new post); being transferred
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will