Phrasal Verbs
make less progress than others
fall behind
talented
gifted
learn more of something and become more interested in it
deepen your knowledge
increase what is at stake or under discussion, especially in a conflict or dispute
to up the ante
to keep three or more objects moving through the air by throwing and catching them very quickly
to juggle
become calm or confident
settle down
able to work well alone
self-disciplined
to get kicked out of college, school, university
to get expelled
to test someone's strength, ability, power, etc in a competition or fight against someone or something else
to pit yourself against someone
create a group
to form a network
study smth as your main subject
major in
causing trouble
disruptive
to take an exam
to sit an exam
informal a hidden problem or difficulty
catch
to like something very much
to be big for / on something
only just succeed in doing smth
scrape through
someone who studies too hard (negative)
swot
to get your studies paid for by the school or university or by some other organization
to get a scholarship
to move or happen faster, or to make something move or happen faster
to speed something up
to make as much effort as you can to achieve something difficult
to give something your best shot
give up on
relaxed, permissive
lenient
to arrange for yourself or for somebody else to officially join a course
to enrol on a course
used to say that every time you make progress, something bad happens that means that the situation is worse than before
one step forward, two steps back
become suddenly clear and understandable; to start to work perfectly
to click into place