grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
topic of discussion; agenda
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
marking; grading; scoring
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
the whole day; all the day
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
messenger; envoy; emissary
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
festival; feast; carnival
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
unpublished; not yet announced
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
homeroom; form room; form class
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
one by one; one at a time; in turn
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
nightlife; night amusements
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to take on a role; to take part
impossible to do (although wants to)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate