dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to turn completely into; to become completely
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
reason; cause; circumstances
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
hey there; I say; see here
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
established practice; custom
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
pointing out; identification
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
fate; destiny; predestination