head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to make an appearance; to show up
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to eagerly look forward to
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to understand from experience
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
life; living; I; me; student
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to step forward; to volunteer
more than usual; especially; particularly
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
ratio; proportion; percentage
third-year student; third-year pupil
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to move forward; to move on
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly