adoration; admiration; devotion
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
professor; teaching; instruction
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
results; record; grades; marks
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
how others look at you; what others think about you
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
pupil; student; schoolchild
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
educator; teacher; educationalist
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
nothing but; none other than
the big two...; two major...; two main...
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
succession struggle; succession race
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
right of succession; right to the throne
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)