low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos
discipline; training; teaching manners
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
ratio; proportion; percentage
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to say; to tell; to state; to do
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
night watch; night guard; night shift
to make one's rounds; to patrol
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)