indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be able to manage somehow or other
step-up; advance; progress; increase
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
distrust of (other) human beings
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to jump up and down; to hop
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
being too late; losing one's final chance
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by