one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
front; frontage; facade; main
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
counter for generations; epoch
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
self-supporting student; working student
impoverished student; poor student
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
everyday life; daily life
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
shabby clothes and an old hat
still; as yet; as it has been
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
cold reception; inhospitality
by both oneself and others
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
popular person; favorite; favourite
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
social status; social position
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world