disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
discipline; training; teaching manners
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
younger scholar; future reference
(someone else's) child; child; kid
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
exile; banishment; deportation