absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
higher rank; better position
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
public safety; public welfare
job; work; duties; trade; skill
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
local government employee; local civil servant
income; receipts; revenue
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
studying very hard; studying like mad
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
several times (as large, over)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to put into effect; to put into practice
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
one's post; place of work; workplace
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to fall into another's hands