comprehension; understanding
child prodigy; wonder child
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
6th day of the month; six days
yose; end game; last stage of a game; gathering; collecting; coming together
hundred points; perfect mark
passing mark (examination); passing grade
regarding highly; attaching importance to
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
(within a) territory; domains
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
abuse; misuse; perversion
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
school; school building; schoolhouse
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern