to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
just because; even if; even though
pupil; student; schoolchild
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
had better ...; had better not ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
head of the student council; president of the student council
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
class president; head class representative
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
no way!; no chance!; I don't want to do it!
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to do one's best; to put forth every effort