straight-laced person; stubborn person
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
laws and regulations; legislation
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
study; learning; tutorial
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
shellfish; seashell; shell
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
substitute article; back-up
maid; helper; help; assistance
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
tension; mental strain; nervousness
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
physical work; manual labour (labor)