honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
although I say; although one might say; although called
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
comparatively; relatively
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
connection; link; relationship
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
festival; feast; carnival
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to fulfill one's responsibilities
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told