pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
exaltation; emotional uplift
practice by repetition; learning by rote
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
possibility; potential; expandability
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
sense of duty (obligation)
to be dead; to be lifeless
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
strong pressure; heavy pressure
study; research; investigation
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
report; notification; registration
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
capacity; volume; capacitance
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
flash (of light); glint; schiller
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
boundary; border; precinct; grounds
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all