scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
system; institution; organization; organisation
payment; provision; benefit; performance
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
studies; schoolwork; classwork
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
early on; earlier on; from early
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
throng; gathering of people
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
handful; small amount; small number
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to set a ladder up against
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration