headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
long-established; old-established; traditional
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
appointed time; timetable; schedule
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to employ; to hire; to charter
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
very popular; highly favoured
reading aloud; recitation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to find out; to discover; to locate
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
several years; a few years
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
study; pursuit of knowledge