substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
engraver; carver; sculptor
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
stealthily; secretly; in secret
carving; engraving; sculpture
study; diligence; discount; reduction
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
it's no joke; gimme a break!
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
like this; in this way; as you see
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
after a long time; for the first time in a while
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
government service; the bureaucracy
overdose; excessive consumption
arm; skill; efforts; ability