libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
confections; sweets; candy; cake
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
though; notwithstanding; although
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
in that way; like that; that way
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
human relations; personal relationships
not necessarily so; is not always true
studying very hard; studying like mad
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
small fraction; small proportion
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
even if ...; even supposing that ...