entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to make a success in life
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
never mind!; don't worry about it
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
troublesome; annoying; complicated
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
one's own child; one's own children
pride; boast; credit (to)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (of time); to elapse
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season