to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
work; business; company; study
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be profitable; to yield a profit
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
stating (one's views); expressing
10th day of the month; ten days
library (usu. single-room); small library
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
four-eyes; four-eyed bastard
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
author (usu. of a particular book); writer