affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
on time; on schedule; punctually
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
the king and his feudal lords
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
cheap article; poor-quality article
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
thickly; heavily; profusely; through and through; to the core; proper
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
place; position; location; position; standing; status
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up