passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
distinction; discrimination
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
secret; private; surreptitious
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
the whole school; all the schools
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
thinking back now; looking back
desperately; for one's dear life
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(small) stone; rock; pebble