independence; self-reliance
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
hereditary system; hereditary succession
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
financial power; financial means; wealth
military force; military strength
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
entrance examination (for a transfer student)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
question and answer session
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
practice sword; fake sword
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)