modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
materials; data; document
royal castle; imperial castle
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(made of) stone; stone-built
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
place; room; margin; scope
national border; provincial border
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
relative evaluation; comparative assessment
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
man; male; masculine gender
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
free time; time at leisure
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
period of time; time slot; time zone
to lie down; to throw oneself down
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
route; way; course; directions
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
proper; respectable; decent; honest
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
that's too bad; too bad for you!
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo