effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
head of the student council; president of the student council
faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at