generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
because of; owing to; due to
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
family; members of a family
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
and yet; though; when; in spite of
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
intimidation; threat; bluster
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
way; method; means; resource; course
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
alone; by oneself; on one's own
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
health; healthy; sound; fit
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)