examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
student (esp. a university student)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
delay; putting off; procrastination
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
near oneself; close to one; familiar
common knowledge; well-known fact
person concerned; interested party; related party
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
decision; settlement; definition
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to accept; to receive; to agree
to bring; to take; to bring about
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt