marking; grading; scoring
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to redeem (from sin); to save
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
as expected; as predicted
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
long time; long interval; for quite some time
major stockholder; large shareholder
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
final; eventual; ultimate
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
finish; completion; the end