educational institution; school; academy; campus
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
reaching; attaining; arrival
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
cost of one's food; one's board
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
establishment; settlement
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
living by oneself; living alone
until now; so far; up to the present
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
discipline; punishment; reprimand
right (to do something); authority; power
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
in low spirits; dejected; sad
attendance (at school); going to school
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
legal; lawful; legitimate
painting (as a profession); being a painter; achievements as a painter; one's works
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means