festival merrymaking; revelry
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
clear writing; specification
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
official announcement; proclamation
separate; special; another; separately
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
serious; severe; grave; acute
probity check; background investigation
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
story of one's experiences
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
stupid girl; stupid woman
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)