strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
now that; since; as long as; provided that
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to have (something) innate; to be born with
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to accept; to receive; to agree
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
remarkable; striking; obvious
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation