immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
one's school; school one attends or works at
representative; exemplary; model
established practice; custom
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
another school; other schools
younger brother and sister
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
school of one's (first, second) choice
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
weight; heavyweight boxer
maid; helper; help; assistance
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
simple and clear; plain and simple
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
threat; intimidation; menace
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
hastily made; improvised preparation
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
(only) one option; one possible choice
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
fourth day of the month; four days