frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
society; public; community; social studies
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
arrangement; pact; agreement
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
some people; a few people; several people
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
need for social approval and self-esteem
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
than; other than; except; but
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
real experience; actual observations
modesty; humility; being humble