to drink up; to drain (cup)
foundation stone; cornerstone
study; pursuit of knowledge
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
nothing but; none other than
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to have a relationship; to have relations
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
sad; wretched; deplorable
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
chief; main; principal; major
entreaty; supplication; petition
it hasn't been long since
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring