walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates
jobless university graduate
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
promotion; raising of status
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
choices; alternatives; options
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
graduation ceremony; commencement
spring break; spring vacation
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
sixth day of the month; six days
preference; priority; precedence
female university student; female college student
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
independence; self-reliance
self-torturing; masochistic
student (esp. a university student)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently