given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
senior high school student
study; pursuit of knowledge
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
such a thing; something like that
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
document; official papers
while; even though; despite
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
drama; theatre; theater; play
to mix; to stir; to blend
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
reaction; response; reaction