chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
second year (college) student; sophomore
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
silent; still; quiet; hushed
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
lot (production); batch; lotto
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to smear with blood; to kill
banning of books; banned book
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory