as (for); for; in the capacity of
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
insurance payout; insurance money
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
review (of learned material); revision
due form; official; formality
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
report; notification; registration
board of directors; board of trustees
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
otherwise; or else; if not
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
from the beginning; from scratch
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
it is not (like that) either
because; the reason why is
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to summon courage; to be brave
to look forward to something