admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
with a start; with a jump
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
educational institution; school; academy; campus
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
tone (of voice); manner of talking
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
exemption; exoneration; discharge
commuting to school; school commute
strong opposition; vehement opposition
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
attendance; presence; appearance
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
dream for the future; hopes for the future
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
uninhabited island; desert island
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
par; equivalence; face value; parity
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob