professor; teaching; instruction
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
university hospital; teaching hospital
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
even though; despite; when
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to feel depressed; to be down
such a thing; something like that
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little