post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
winter vacation; winter holidays
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
this is why; this means; it is the case that
the place for; the time for; the level of
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
number one; first; best; most; game; round
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to have (something) innate; to be born with
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
aging; wearing out; deterioration
stairs; stairway; staircase
to step firmly; to harden by treading
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
conference room; council room