to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
to live through; to survive
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
too (much); overly; excessively
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
impossible to do (although wants to)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
within; inside of; less than
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
university graduate; college graduate
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
one by one; one each; one at a time
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)