practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
feebleness; weakness; weak
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
mask; disguise; guise; mask
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
bombshell announcement (statement)
draft (esp. in baseball); draft; rough copy; draught (beer); draft; draft (air current)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
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)
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
instead; but (on the other hand)
influence; clout; leverage
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
to become an expert; to be master at
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
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
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to follow advice; to act upon advice
free (of charge); gratuitous
large quantity; large amount
new book; new publication
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
second day of the month; two days