scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
next generation; future generation
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to be worn down; to be reduced
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
in the end; at the end of the day
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
going into battle; departure for the front
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to get accustomed to using
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)