beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to sit for an examination
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to pass (of time); to elapse
verbal message; word (from someone)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
program of a ceremony (programme)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
current student; enrolled student
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze