delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
large number (of); many; majority
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to encourage; to give courage to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
sleeping together in a huddle
conceptional drawing (of a building) at completion
to be free; to be available
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
physical strength; muscle strength
to set a ladder up against
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)