craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
speaking of ...; as for ...
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
society; company; the public; the world
new student; freshman; first-year student
second-year student; biennial
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
after school (at the end of the day)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
certification examination; licensing examination; licensure examination
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
silver utensil; silverware
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
commencing with; including
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
secret; private; surreptitious
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to cut corners; to be shoddy
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements