safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
female high-school student
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
only; merely; but; no more than
severe punishment; rigorous measures
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
sympathy; compassion; pity
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to collect; to assemble; to gather
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline