student accommodation; student dormitory
cannot be compared with; no match for
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
back country; remote countryside
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
personal affair; one's own affair
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
true state; actual condition; reality
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
modesty; humility; being humble
to have an eye on; to zero in on
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
(not) a single person; (no) one
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down
passion; temper; irritability
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to cause to swell; to inflame