mock exam; practice exam; practice test
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to await; to wait for; to expect
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
home area; home town; local
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
maid; helper; help; assistance
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
management; administration; operation
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
participant; entrant; player; competitor
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
catering; (food) delivery
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge