from the beginning; from scratch
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
return of something; repayment
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to be conspicuous; to stand out
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
tension; mental strain; nervousness
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
the following week; the next week
supplementary examination
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
sanity; consciousness; soberness
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
genius; prodigy; natural gift
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...