talk; story; conversation
slight; insignificant; small
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
attendance; presence; appearance
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
results; record; grades; marks
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
development; exploitation
feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
stagnation; hindrance; delay
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
1,000,000; one million; million; many
without an audience; crowdless; behind closed doors
one's post; place of work; workplace
steady progress; rapid advance
world; society; people; the public
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees