these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
that day; the very same day
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
January; first month of the lunar calendar
scale; scope; plan; structure
cram-free education; pressure-free education
because of; owing to; due to
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
either way; in any case; one way or another
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
welcome!; nice to see you!
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
in that manner; like that
society; the world; the times
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking