stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
as usual; as is one's habit
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
had better ...; had better not ...
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
finding employment; getting a job
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
ten; 10; ten years of age
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
(wild) yak (Bos mutus); (domestic) yak (Bos grunniens)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
inside; interior; inner part
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
mid-year gift; summer gift
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money