dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
educational or school system
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
dropout; quitter; deserter
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
direct connection; direct link
something like ...; something called ...
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
weekly publication; weekly magazine
bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
dignity; majesty; sanctity
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)