to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
question and answer session
one's superior; senior; elder
to score points with (a person)
about when; about what time; how soon
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
leadership; initiative; spearhead
degeneration; retrogression
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
number of persons; personnel
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
failed student; student required to repeat a year
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
during; for the duration of
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
implication; connotation; (logical) implication; material conditional; material consequence
parting; separation; farewell