dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
at that time; in those days
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to machine; to cut; to scrape
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
partition; room divider; partition (on a disk)
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
arrest; apprehension; capture
surname; family name; last name
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
victim; injured party; sufferer
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to keep one's mouth shut; to clam up; to be silent; to say nothing
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull