to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
servile character (disposition)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
female high-school student
one's house; one's home; one's family
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
extreme sadist; very sadistic
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
chopping board; cutting board
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
failure; mistake; blunder
to pass (of time); to elapse
annual (plant); first-year student
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
school of one's (first, second) choice
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth