learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
research and development; R&D
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
at a young age; while still young
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
(courteous) invitation; call
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
professor; teaching; instruction
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
setting off (on a trip); departure
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
end; close; finish; termination
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
care; precaution; guarding; caution
can't help; won't make much difference