that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good performance; good work; great success
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
coined word; coinage; neologism
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
words used by young people; slang
stairs; stairway; staircase
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
living; lifestyle; living room
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
results; record; grades; marks
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
private tutor; coach; governess
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by