to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
stairs; stairway; staircase
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
spring break; spring vacation
to be excited; to be elated
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
head of the student council; president of the student council
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
interference; intervention; meddling
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to concern; to be related
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
elopement; running away with a lover
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
authority; power; influence
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to say (something) over one's shoulder
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness