to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
world; society; people; the public
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
I have nothing to do with it
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
synchronization; synchronized swimming
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
one day; (on) a certain day
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to concern; to be related
graduation ceremony; commencement
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
top university; leading university; first-rate university
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
(period of) a year; during an era
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit