to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
head of the student council; president of the student council
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely