(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
to remember; to keep in mind
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
ventilator; ventilating device
conscientious; scrupulous
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
birth date; date of birth; DOB
report card; result sheet
general statement; outline
leaving school during a term
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
relation; connection; relevance
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
in case of; at that time; at this time
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
disintegration; self-destruction
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
to take a breath; to take a short rest
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to look down on; to make light of