slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to relax; to take it easy
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
the opposite sex; isomerism
being in love with each other
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
study; learning; tutorial
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
the same rank; equality; apposition
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
difficult to ...; hard to ...