to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
emotional scars; mental trauma
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
value; worth; virtue; blessing
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to feel depressed; to be down
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
contradiction; inconsistency
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
need for social approval and self-esteem
too much; excessively; too
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
trivial; not amounting to much
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)