study; pursuit of knowledge
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
courteous; decorous; polite
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
stealthy steps; soft steps
stress resistance; stress tolerance
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to challenge (a person) to a fight
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
pupil; student; schoolchild
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
happy memory; sweet memory
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing