school tradition; school customs; school spirit
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
current student; enrolled student
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
next term; next period; next version; next release
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
number of votes polled; poll votes
possession; occupation; occupancy
global scale; worldwide scale
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
economic world; financial circles; business community
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to be itching to put one's skills to use
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
distention; fullness; inflation; flatulence
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
otherwise; or else; if not
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
everywhere; all over; throughout
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection