remarkable; striking; obvious
for work; for manufacturing
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
newcomer; initiate; rookie
direct control; direct supervision
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
just one person; only one
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
unkindness; unfriendliness
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
welcome!; nice to see you!
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
changing completely; transformation
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
isolation; being alone; being friendless
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
programme; program; plans; arrangements
setting up specially; special installation
requisition; commandeering; conscription
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
for today; for the time being
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
leather; leather-bound; leathern
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)