genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
preparatory phase; preparatory period
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
study; pursuit of knowledge
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
club activities; extracurricular activities
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
results; record; grades; marks
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
when it becomes; when it comes to
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
pupil; student; schoolchild
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
maintenance; preservation; improvement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
if it is the case that ...
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to lose one's resolve; to have one's resolution waver
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
in the end; at the end of the day
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight