to put on airs; to assume importance
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
story; tale; talk; discussion
knowing; (an) acquaintance
personal; individual; private
early (days); initial stage; initial
use; utility; profit; gain
generation; the world; the age
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to become settled; to be fixed
somebody (important); person of importance
endurance; perseverance; patience
human relations; personal relationships
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
coach's name-use license (licence)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
confidentially; privately; off the record
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
Damascus (Syria); Dimashq
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual