to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
witnessing; observing; sighting
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
moment by moment; hour by hour
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
drinking and eating too much
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to harm one's health; to injure one's health; to be harmful to one's health
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
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)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
100,000,000; one hundred million
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
campus life; student life; life as a university student