trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to become misty; to become hazy
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
in the morning; during the morning
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
condor (incl. other New World vultures of family Cathartidae); Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
top university; leading university; first-rate university
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
(not so) much; (not) very
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
possible; likely; probable
person who is ...; thing that is ...
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
interruption; suspension; break
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve