Unit 10+Japanese schools
Terms
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- first lady
- wife of the president
- once in a lifetime experience
- unique experience
- lenient treatment
- treatment characterized by tolerance and mercy
- overdependent on external admiration
- very dependent on the positive judgment of other people
- cramming school
- afternoon school where students can learn more
- pick sb up at the airport
- go and meet sb at the airport
- this lies at the heart of the problem
- this is at the centre of these problems
- deterrent
- something that interferes with or delays action or progress
- they are subjected to a rigorous series of exams
- they have to take a lot of very difficult tests
- deprivation
- The disadvantage that results from losing something (e.g. oxygen :)
- conquer
- Take possession of by force, as after an invasion
- first-hand experience
- experience agined directly
- problem kids
- a 'difficult', naughty child
- ask sb out
- to invite sb to go on a date
- test yourself to the limits
- see how far you can push your body
- suppressed frustration
- frustration which is held in check by difficulty
- reformatory
- place where young offenders are taken (like jail)
- scold
- criticise, show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
- ascent
- A movement upward
- straightforward answer
- clear answer that is free from ambiguity
- ardent fans of sth
- really dedicated fans
- prove yourself
- show others (and yourself) that you can do sth
- at first
- at the beginning
- grab a bite to eat
- eat sth very quickly
- eke it out
- to make sth last as long as possible
- to trigger crimes
- Put in motion or move to act, to start off
- springs to mind
- to think of sth suddenly
- from first to last
- from beginning to end
- nourish their emotions
- allow their emotions to develop
- first aid
- basic medical treatment
- mountaineers
- people climbing mountains
- lead a life
- have/live a life
- pluck up the courage
- to feel brave enough to do sth
- race against the clock
- try to do sth very fast (in a race)
- at point blank range
- from a very short distance
- to be off somewhere
- to be away from their usual place (home, work etc.)
- exploitative in relations
- tending to exploit or make use of others
- juvenile deliquent
- young offender
- pick a fight with sb
- start a fight with sb
- first and foremost
- more than anything else (with 'first')
- mass production
- produced in large quantities
- high profile
- very famous, well-known
- first light
- early morning
- highly competitive environment
- environment where students must keep proving they are better than others
- summit
- peak (of a mountain)