by means of; due to; because of; according to
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
another school; other schools
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
unfortunately; regrettably
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
deputy head teacher; vice principal
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
front approach to shrine or temple
senior high school; high school
closing of a school; closed school
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
don't you think?; indicates question
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
how many people; a number of people
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!