testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
incompletely; insufficiently; partially; somewhat
appointment; assignment; promotion
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
along the way; along the road
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
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passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
fate; destiny; predestination
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
beginning student; beginner
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
repetition; accumulative clause; refrain; burden
old theory; ancient ideas
similar figures (in geometry)
to degenerate; to lapse into
will (probably); intend (to do); will
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
formal; orthodox; in earnest
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
value judgement; value judgment
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)