graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
results; record; grades; marks
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
runner-up; second (in a race)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
dismissal (from a position); discharge
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
drink money; drinking money
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
haughty; arrogant; overbearing
student (esp. a university student)
one's former teacher; one's old teacher
to sell off; to sell completely
donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable