person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
target group; target persons
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
action of making something; -ification
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
distant; remote; isolated
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust