passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
height of; middle of; full bloom
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
apt to think; tend to think
test period; exam period; examination time
open every day of the year
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
after staying up all night
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
hair of the dog; morning drink to get rid of a hangover
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
three-digit number; hundreds column
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to keep a record; to keep a tally
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry