graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
only; merely; but; no more than
several years; a few years
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to recall; to remember; to recollect
for example; for instance; e.g.
party game in which a randomly selected "king" issues orders to other players
confidence; trust; faith; credit
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
posterity; future generations; future life
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
obsession; compulsive idea
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
lower half of the body; nether parts
useless resistance; vain struggle
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
reality; actuality; hard fact
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent