school tradition; school customs; school spirit
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
educational institution; school; academy; campus
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
repentance; confession; penitence
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
during; for the duration of
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
calamity; disaster; accident
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
engaging or meshing (of gears); occlusion (of teeth)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
admiration; being impressed (by)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red