even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
area; region; district; locality
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
within the year; before the year is out
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
school building; schoolhouse
construction; establishment
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
another school; other schools
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
meaning; significance; sense
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
had better ...; had better not ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it