to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to take over; to hand over
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
future (usually near); prospects
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
(social) position; status
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
sharing; division; draw; tie
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
student (esp. a university student)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
regular school; school that follows the regular curriculum
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
one day; (on) a certain day
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to lose sight of; to miss
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school