to detain; to check; to restrain
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
self-torturing; masochistic
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
moment; brief space of time
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
to thrust before; to thrust at
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)