attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
lodging; boarding; room and board; boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
state secrets; secrets of the state
personal delivery; handing over in person
rebel; traitor; insurgent
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to look down on; to make light of
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
treating someone like a child
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
academic type; scholarly turn of mind
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age