apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(period of) a year; during an era
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
since then; from that time; ever since
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
toe shoes; pointe shoes; point shoes; chaussons de pointe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon