examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
first match (in a series)
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...