to win the prize; to win the ring
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
foreign; abroad; overseas
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
club activities; extracurricular activities
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)