first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
permission; approval; authorization; license
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
strategy meeting; council of war
only; merely; but; no more than
leader; authority; mainstay
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
theory of education; view of education
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to smile (at); to grin (at)
head of the student council; president of the student council
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
nothing but; none other than
not worth considering; out of the question
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
voting; ballot; poll; vote
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
party; set; gang; company; person
the whole school; all the schools
first generation; founder
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way