obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
older sister; lass; young lady
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
precocity; early ripening; premature development
results; record; grades; marks
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
world; society; people; the public
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
preface; introduction; preamble
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)