imprisonment; incarceration
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
yellow race; Mongoloid race
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
firm promise; definite promise
penalty; sentence; punishment
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
point of departure; initial point; starting point
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
hanging; strangling to death
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
safety; welfare; well-being
distant place; faraway location; far away
loading; charging; filling