term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
study; learning; tutorial
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
second-year student; biennial
March; third month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
in terms of; from the point of view of
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
university of arts; arts college
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
should; must; -able; probably; likely
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
any more; any further; any better; any longer
decision; determination; resolution
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to put into effect; to put into practice
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
now that; since; so long as; because