small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
surroundings; environs; circumference
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
curious; strange; unusual
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
student repeating the same class
how many years; how long; what year
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
genius; prodigy; natural gift
results; record; grades; marks
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
planned; scheduled; systematic
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
homeroom; form room; form class
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity