school building; schoolhouse
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
someone (something) not to be trifled with
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
student (esp. a university student)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
and; thereupon; because of that
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
having a good atmosphere; atmospheric; romantic
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
minority group (party); minority
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
foreign; abroad; overseas
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
promotion; raising of status
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
light and darkness; light and shade
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
process; course; mechanism
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination