room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
incident; affair; happening; event
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to press against each other; to huddle together
to become frayed; to become loose
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
society; public; community; social studies
pretext; pretense; pretence
powerful person; influential person
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
death penalty; capital punishment
trial; judgement; judgment
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism