to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
need for social approval and self-esteem
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please (give me); please (do for me)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to chase; to run after; to pursue
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
final; eventual; ultimate
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to approach; to draw near
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
special; particular; peculiar; unique
employment; starting work
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")