Island; insula; island; islet
new student; freshman; first-year student
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
special enlarged (bumper) issue
in one's own way or style
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
beginning; outset; first; onset
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
department (faculty) of literature
second year (college) student; sophomore
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
law department; law school
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
easy; simple; there's no way that ...