basis; foundation; grounds; authority
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
enumeration; citation; listing
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
unusual space; other dimension
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to sit for an examination
third day of the month; three days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded