favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
meanwhile; in the meantime
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to be too numerous; to be too much
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
high achiever; student with good academic results
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
in person; personally; directly
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
thought; consideration; thinking
to differ; to vary; to disagree
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
one's own child; one's own children