to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to say; to be called; to do
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to assemble; to set up; to construct
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
form; shape; figure; visage
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
exclusive; attached to; specialist
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
one end; an end; part; fragment
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
of course; certainly; naturally
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
this and that; various things
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
homeroom; form room; form class