honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
in this manner; in this way; like this
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
results; record; grades; marks
narrow margin; slim margin
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
worthy of special mention
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
innumerable; countless; numberless
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
in the meanwhile; during the time
to get between; to be caught in
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
close; intimate; on good terms
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
summer vacation; summer holiday