declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
round; spherical; circular
squab; young pigeon; pigeon meat
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to be greedy; to devour greedily
forgetting; lapse of memory
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
passing through without stopping; passing by
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
looking on (somebody) as hostile
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
quiz; short test; mini test
review (of learned material); revision
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
belonging to no party or school of thought
sidelocks; hair at the temples
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
thereupon; shortly thereafter