opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
cutting off; cut(ting) out
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
muddy water; red-light district
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
independent action; acting alone
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
piece of meat; cut of meat
pale; pallid; bluish-white
property; fortune; assets
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
plot; conspiracy; conference
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to sell off; to sell completely
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
payment of debts; repayment
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
studying very hard; studying like mad
top university; leading university; first-rate university
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)