moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
on the occasion of; at the time of
the whole school; all the schools
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
student; follower; students and pupils
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
election; selection; choice
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
medal of honour; medal of merit
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
results; record; grades; marks
depending on; dependent on
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
poor (academic) performance; poor (business) results (showing)
unchastity; misconduct; dissipation; fornication
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed