(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
parting; separation; farewell
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
likability; favorability; popularity
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
study; learning; tutorial
second-year student; biennial
March; third month of the lunar calendar
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 put into effect; to put into practice
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
two colours; two varieties; two types
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position