kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
highest institute of education
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
going to the United Kingdom
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
strength; power; proficiency; ability
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to sit for an examination
student; follower; students and pupils
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to devour; to bite to death
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
forevermore; for eternity
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following