one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
although I say; although one might say; although called
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
the West; the Occident; Western countries
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
student (esp. a university student)
dance (in kabuki); dance play
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
study; research; investigation
criticism; critique; review; commentary
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to throw oneself (into an activity)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on