to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
that is to say; so that means
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
correction; rectification; mending; repair
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
forced laugh; forced smile
primary school; elementary school; grade school
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
laughing while reminiscing
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
nothing but; none other than
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to dry up completely; to become stale
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
major incident; major happening; big scandal
neat and clean; tidy; trim