to narrow; to reduce; to contract
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
all night; throughout the night
schedule; program; calendar
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
summer vacation; summer holiday
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
equilibrium; good balance; poise
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
former imperial university
there is nothing; having nothing
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
leaving school during a term
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
finding employment; getting a job
technical high school; industrial high school
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
age thirty; one's thirties