unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
in the morning; during the morning
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
board chairman; managing director; chief director
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
results; record; grades; marks
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
genius; prodigy; natural gift
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight