October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
alone; by oneself; on one's own
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to close (one's eyes); to shut
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
results; record; grades; marks
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
rather; better; instead; if anything
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
is that so?; I see; right; oh
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
nothing but; except; no more than
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
else; in addition; besides
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
deadly serious; deadly earnest
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!