higher education; tertiary education
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
ringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls
all right; let's do this!; you got it!; it's here!; finally!; boom!
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move
(act of) writing on a blackboard
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
finished product; finished goods; completed article
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
high grade; special grade; classy
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
first thing in the afternoon
deputy head teacher; vice principal
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)