preliminary investigation; preparation
how; in what way; by what means
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to sit for an examination
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
all; entire; whole; altogether
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
pupil; student; schoolchild
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
results; record; grades; marks
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
free (of charge); gratuitous
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
very important person; VIP
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to govern; to manage; to subdue