student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
close; intimate; on good terms
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
day after day; day by day
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
method of treatment; cure; remedy
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
decision; settlement; definition
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy