academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
control; management (e.g. of a business)
rule; reign; government; governing
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
that is to say; so that means
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
death penalty; capital punishment
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
library (usu. single-room); small library
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief