deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
commuting to school; school commute
dozens; scores of; decades
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
several years; a few years
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
the same generation; coeval
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to keep away; to keep at a distance
determination; resolution
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to raise one's voice; to shout
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
heart; guts; nerve; central part