high achiever; student with good academic results
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
you could say; you might say; verging on the
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
on one hand; on the other hand
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
really; truly; indeed; good grief
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
pupil; student; schoolchild
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
confections; sweets; candy; cake
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
club activities; extracurricular activities
different opinion; objection