learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
firmly rooted; deep-seated
final; eventual; ultimate
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
innermost depths of one's heart
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
going to and fro; back and forth
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered