bowing out; retiring voluntarily
main cause; primary factor
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to take over; to hand over
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
self-consciousness; self-awareness
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
after that; afterwards; thereafter
difficult to ...; hard to ...
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
personal grudge; personal enmity
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
taste; liking; preference
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
extremely good friends; best friends