sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
(student's) record card; school register
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
trembling from fear; trembling all over
follower; attendant; valet; servant
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
cannot be helped; unavoidable
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
retainer; retinue; servant
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to rule; to govern; to administer
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
individual; private person; personal; private
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
honor; honour; credit; prestige