academic background; academic credentials; academic record
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
after a long time; for the first time in a while
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
infrared rays; infrared radiation
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
excellent; splendid; very good
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable