edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
handsome young man; Adonis
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to run about; to rush about
to thrust away; to send flying
already; now; no longer; not any more
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to blow out; to spout out
to burst (open); to break; to split
one of these days; someday; one day
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
social meeting place; watering hole
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such