highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
the teaching profession; education of laity
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
inheritance from a parent (property, trait, physique, etc.)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
modesty; humility; being humble
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
school expenses; education fund
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
way out; means to escape; escape route
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
determination; resolution
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
as one had hoped; as one wishes