parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
pupil; student; schoolchild
main school; principal school; this school; our school
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
there being no use in arguing (about it)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
importance; emphasis; stress
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
item; something that one "just has to have"
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
the wrong hands; hands of evil
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
very; greatly; exceedingly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)