dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to amuse oneself; to make merry
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
long ago; already; a long time ago
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
crack; split; break; fracture
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
manner of using one's hands
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
to be filled to bursting; to burst
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)