past (exam) question collection
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
story of one's experiences
test period; exam period; examination time
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
(sound of one's) heartbeat
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
draw (in competition); tie game
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to have an idea; to have a clue
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
another time; some other time
the opposite sex; isomerism
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
how can (one) do something
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss