examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to some extent; to a certain extent
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
man; male; masculine gender
patterns of thinking; train of thought
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
difference; variation; difference
great victory; crushing victory
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma