passion; enthusiasm; zeal
incompetent; have no merit
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
postgraduate course; graduate course; graduate program; graduate school (of)
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
alternative school; free school
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
guess; conjecture; surmise
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable