decrease; reduction; decline
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
another school; other schools
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
how many people; a number of people
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
several years; a few years
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
third-year student; third-year pupil
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
departure; leaving; setting off
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to lose sight of; to miss
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail