to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to run around; to bustle about
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
though; notwithstanding; although
stealthily; secretly; in secret
boarding house; school dormitory
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
man; male; masculine gender
finally; in the end; on top of all that
pregnancy; conception; gestation
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
the opposite sex; isomerism
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
entering school; school attendance
unmarried; not yet married
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
future prospects; promise
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially