hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
unofficial report; confidential report
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
department (faculty) of literature
female high-school student
going on a date while wearing a school uniform
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
law department; law school
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
campus life; student life; life as a university student
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
international; diplomatic intercourse
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
second generation; second; junior
nothing but; none other than
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
first generation; founder