fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
pupil; student; schoolchild
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to live; to reside; to inhabit
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken