program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
as; because; with; due to
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
international; diplomatic intercourse
college of general education
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
new student; freshman; first-year student
to use X as a selling point
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
just because; even if; even though
university admissions process based on school grades, essays, interviews, etc. (as opposed to an entrance exam)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
club activities; extracurricular activities
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
success; achievement; fruition
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
school grades; academic results
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
form; shape; figure; visage
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
selective system; system that offers choices
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
troublesome; annoying; complicated
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
environment; circumstance
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
already; now; no longer; not any more