disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
gubernatorial election; election of governor; gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial race
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
household economy; family finances
stock-farming; cattle breeding
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
state-run college; state university
state capital; provincial capital; county town
to live; to reside; to inhabit
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
living together; communal life; cohabitation
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
famous literary composition
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (US); ROTC
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
overall victory; championship
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to make a sale of government property
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)