ninth day of the month; nine days
to repeat; to do something over again
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
young master; young gentleman
in a hurry; hustle; person who's always in a rush
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
persistence; single-mindedness
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
representative; exemplary; model
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to be boiled; to be cooked
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
some time ago; the other day
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
succession to headship of a family
now that; since; as long as; provided that
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again