student hostel partly managed by the residents
classics; classical studies
transgender; transgender person
uniformity; standardization; standardisation
to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others)
masala (mixture of spices used in Indian cooking)
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
million times; praying a million times
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
posterity; future generations
mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
postgraduate course; graduate course
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
proposed solution; idea for a solution
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
please (give me); please (do for me)
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
completion of construction
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
tall building; high-rise building