briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
art of war; strategy; tactics
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
failing mark; failing grade
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to sit for an examination
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
communication skills; communication ability
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
magic sword; cursed sword
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
study group; study meeting
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
body of a garment; bodice
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to live; to reside; to inhabit
glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty