(period of) a year; during the era (of)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
finding employment; getting a job
system; institution; organization; organisation
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
sickroom; hospital room; ward
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
image; figure; figure; form; image
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
as if nothing had happened
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange