study; diligence; discount; reduction
report card; result sheet
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
and what is worse; to make matters worse
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
leaving a cram school; dropping out of a cram school
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
practical question (problem); practical matter
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
suggestion; hint; implication
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
employer's house; master's house
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
nonchalantly; without a care
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front