obsessive-compulsive disorder; OCD
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
critical (condition); serious
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
results; record; grades; marks
truancy; school non-attendance
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
judgment; judgement; discernment
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
start; beginning; first step; clue
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
blackout curtain; light-blocking curtain
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
after a long time; for the first time in a while
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
mental health; mental hygiene
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life