to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
strongish; somewhat strong
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
Wimbledon (tennis tournament)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to become settled; to be fixed
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil