senior high school student
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
having said that; on the other hand
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
contract; compact; agreement
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(period of) a year; during an era
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
large amount of money; great cost
to get change back; to be more than enough
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
use; utilization; utilisation; application