order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
reaction; response; reaction
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
ringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
keeping things tidy and in order
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
while studying; presently studying
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations
from the viewpoint of; according to
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to intend; to be sure that
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to put one's strength into
to blow through; to blow across
intuition; instinct; hunch
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
regarding highly; attaching importance to
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
that is to say; so that means
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive