it is not (like that) either
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that day; the very same day
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
company; corporation; workplace
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
choices; alternatives; options
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but