numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to some extent; to a certain extent
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
part time (school system)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
the front; honest; upright; decent
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
clothing and accessories; attire
vocational school; technical school
contract; compact; agreement
to move (house); to change residence
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...