the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
study; diligence; discount; reduction
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
finding employment; getting a job
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to see through; to see the true nature of something
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
severe; strict; tough; hard
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
at that time; in those days
assertion; declaration; affirmation
just because; even if; even though
to pass (of time); to elapse
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
reality; actuality; hard fact
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
society; the world; the times
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
generation; the world; the age
trio; gang of three; threesome
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(period of) a year; during an era