pupil; student; schoolchild
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
many; numerous; various; large number of
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
as expected; as predicted
stifled (laughter); simmering
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
rather than; more ... than ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
furious facial expression
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
transactions; dealings; business
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
if you think about it; come to think of it
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends