plant; enterprise place; office
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
quarrel; dispute; argument
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
one-by-one; separately; in detail
until now; so far; up to the present
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
finding employment; getting a job
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
creation; Creation (by God)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
student (esp. a university student)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
senior high school; high school
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
opinion; point of view; visual point
technical skill; ability; capacity
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)