examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
no!; no no!; no, not at all
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
not worth considering; out of the question
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to accompany; to go with; to go together
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
to be able to manage somehow or another
bearing; heading; point of the compass
migratory bird; bird of passage
available; enabled; can be used; may be used