whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
one more time; once more; once again
to pause; to have a short intermission
to squeeze out; to wring out
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
bridal; nuptial; wedding; wedding planning
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
all eyes; public attention
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
Nippon Kempo; Nihon Kempo; Japanese martial art
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)