highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
upright; vertical; perpendicular
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
leader; guide; mentor; coach
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
last ray of hope; only hope
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
sad to say; how sad; alas
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
the same as always; day after day
private tutor; coach; governess
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
law of conservation of momentum
law of conservation of energy
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
serious; severe; grave; acute
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself