to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
new student; freshman; first-year student
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
moment's leisure; free minute
studies; schoolwork; classwork
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
imprisonment; incarceration
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
unqualified; without qualifications
flood of emotions; many thoughts
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to begin some form of lifestyle
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
and; thereupon; because of that
to burst (open); to break; to split
breaking off; snapping off
half a point (esp. in go)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
to be dead; to be lifeless