to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
results; record; grades; marks
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
the place for; the time for; the level of
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
instead; but (on the other hand)
shady; underhanded; questionable
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
influence; clout; leverage
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
fate; destiny; predestination
travelling alone; solitary journey
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check