subsidy; grant; subvention
death rate; mortality rate
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
school principal; headmaster
permission; approval; authorization; license
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
home environment; family environment
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
new discovery; new invention
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
quadruped; four-footed animal
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to spend time (on doing something)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off