easy; simple; there's no way that ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
beginning; outset; first; onset
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
in comparison to; rather than
results; record; grades; marks
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
clearing one's throat; cough
verbal message; word (from someone)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)