newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to some extent; to a certain extent
genius; prodigy; natural gift
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
level; standard; water level
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
job hunting; job searching
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
club activities; extracurricular activities
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
you could say that; that might be so
failure; mistake; blunder
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
school inter-class ball-game competition
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person