graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
a few years ago; some years back
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
intelligence; intellect; brains
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be remembered; to go down in history
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
honor; honour; credit; prestige
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to anticipate; to foresee
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
guess; speculation; supposition
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
engagement; business; affair; use; need
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to accept; to receive; to agree
to push (something) against