(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
educator; teacher; educationalist
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
future (usually near); prospects
reality; actuality; hard fact
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
attendance (at school); going to school
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
summer vacation; summer holiday
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of