pupil in ... year; student in ... year
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
in one's own way or style
results; record; grades; marks
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
February; second month of the lunar calendar
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
please (give me); please (do for me)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to assemble; to set up; to construct
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)