register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
results; record; grades; marks
truancy; school non-attendance
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
judgment; judgement; discernment
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
start; beginning; first step; clue
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
lined curtain; opaque curtain
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
after a long time; for the first time in a while
mental health; mental hygiene
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
sales message; sales copy
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to wash away; to rinse off
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)