cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
guardian; protector; patron; parent
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
test period; exam period; examination time
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
proletariat; lower classes
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
(one) could even say that
otherwise; if not; or else
(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
unskilled labor; simple labor; menial job
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically