dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(mnemonic for) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
results; record; grades; marks
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
near; nearby; not far off