accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
accounting; administration (of money)
changing one's academic course
outsider; someone outside of a group
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
signature-collecting campaign
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
influence; clout; leverage
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
reduction; diminution; abatement
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
to be profitable; to yield a profit
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
independent; responsible; active; subjective
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
collection of books; (personal) library
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
annual (plant); first-year student
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
batman; officer's orderly
boarding house; school dormitory