distant place; faraway location; far away
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
chance; opportunity; occasion
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
primary school; elementary school; grade school
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
pride; dignity; self-worth
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
boasting; bragging; talking big
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
regret; repentance; remorse
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
they; those guys; those fellows
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
one by one; one after another; successively
to begin shooting; to shoot out