repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
life; living; I; me; student
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be found; to be discovered
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to make merry; to be festive
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
lilac (colour); mauve; light purple
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
results; record; grades; marks
is that so?; I see; right; oh
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with