refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; head position; leading position
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
bright person; talented student; prodigy
second-year student; biennial
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
results; record; grades; marks
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
how long; how much; to what extent
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
overestimation; overvaluing
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case