new student; freshman; first-year student
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
studies; schoolwork; classwork
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
depending on; dependent on
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
lumping together; putting all together
another thing; exception; special case
quarrel; dispute; argument
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
your daughter; young woman
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
life; living; I; me; student
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
(theatrical) fighting scene
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
of great promise; with a promising future
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline