supplementary examination
moment; brief space of time
inter-scholastic athletics competition
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
surely; certainly; without doubt
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
at that time; in those days
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)