scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
tight skirt; straight skirt
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
graduate; alumnus; alumna
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
private school; non-government school; independent school
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
teaching licence; teacher's license
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
remainder of the year; rest of the year
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
growth rate; elongation percentage
being bunched up together; being crowded together
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest