forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
firmly rooted; deep-seated
fate; chance; relationship; tie
long-established; old-established; traditional
to take over; to hand over
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
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
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
young lover of an older woman; boy toy
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
race (of people); type of person
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
wrapped package; bale; wicker trunk; wicker luggage
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
older brother; elder brother
un-; non-; negative prefix
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
older brother; elder brother