earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
relatively; comparatively
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
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gender; distinction of sex; sex
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
convenient; handy; useful
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
promotion (school, military, etc.)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
failing mark (e.g. in exam)