scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
be (that) as it may; having said that
absence; disregard; indifference
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
question; inquiry; enquiry
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
besides; in addition; also; moreover
story; tale; talk; discussion
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
face; looks; vestiges; trace
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
contradiction; inconsistency
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage