the teaching profession; education of laity
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
ability; capability; skill
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
form; method; system; formula
continuing one's education into university
individual; one by one; separate; each
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to look down on; to make light of
decrease; reduction; decline
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
studying very hard; studying like mad
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to be able to manage somehow or other
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
monetary; financial; pecuniary
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
detour; circuitous route; diversion
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
magnetism; magnetic force