selection; choice; option
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
one lump; one body; one group
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
attendance (at school); going to school
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
after school (at the end of the day)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to play a leading role; to play a central part
every person; each one; everybody
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
the same as always; day after day
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to understand; to make out
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
true character; true heart; true spirit
every person; every mouth; every entrance