accommodation (膳宿)供应= room and board
lodging 寄宿(处)
lease 出租  “for lease”, “to let”v.s. rent
tenant 房客，佃户
landlord 房东 à landlady(f)ß Lord, ＜＞ tenant
housemate ~ roommate, dormmate^ schoolmate, classmate
dormitory 寝室 (abbrev. dorm)
au pair A young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework(另) = reciprocal
reciprocal 相互的，互惠的
hostel youth hostel~ hotel
real estate 房地产
vicinity = neighborhood
flat 平的，瘪的    flat tire公寓(= apartment)^ condo, studio
bond = deposit
linen 亚麻的  亚麻织品，床单(= bed linen)
utensil 器皿
stationery 文具 (v.s. stationary)
laundry 洗衣，洗衣店
cafeteria 自助餐厅~ canteen
cater 满足(需要)
aerobics 有氧健身操  “aero”: air
badminton 羽毛球(运动)
baseball 棒球  baseball bat
squash 壁球(运动)
amateur ＜＞ professional
gathering 聚会v.s. meeting, reunion    
excursion 远足 (= outing, expedition)
commonwealth 共和国，联邦Commonwealth: 英联邦
tertiary 第三的After purchasing a house and a car, the next major life expenditure is almost certainly the cost of tertiary education.primary à secondary à tertiary
post-secondary “post”: afterpostgraduate, postdoctoral, post-sale, postwar
illiterate 文盲  不识字的il(no) + literate(words)à illiteracy (＜＞ literacy)
discipline 学科，纪律v.s. subject
terminology 术语

     faculty department and staff of a college/university
dean (大学)教务长
curriculum 课程 (= course)à extracurricular 课外的
syllabus 课程提纲
calendar 日历，日程 (~ schedule, agenda, timetable)
compulsory 强制的，必修的＜＞ elective (选修的)
examiner ＜＞ examinee^ take/sit, pass/get through, fail, retake/resit
recruit 招生，招募à recruitment= enroll
prestige 声望，威信à prestigious
esteem 尊敬 (n. & v.)your esteemed school/company
aptitude 智力SAT: School Aptitude Test
matriculation 录取入学
vocation 职业 (= calling, occupation, career)à vocationalvocational education
TAFE Technical And Further Education (Australian)
abbreviation 缩略(词)~ abridge (缩短，删节)
transferable (学分等)可转换的
scholarship 奖学金= fellowship
tutorial 辅导(课)ß tutor (= lecturer, instructor)
pedagogue 教员，学究~ pedagogy (教育学，教学法)^ demagogue (政治煽动家)
lexicography 词典编撰 (à lexicographer)
assignment 任务，(课外)作业
dissertation 论文 (= thesis)
credential 证明，文凭  “cred”: creditlinguistic credentials
alumni 校友(男)＜＞ alumnae
overestimate 高估 (＜＞ underestimate)
decipher 解码，解释 (= decode)decipher workplace culture
caliber 才干