nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
serious; severe; grave; acute
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
return of something; repayment
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
funny story; funny anecdote
this and that; one thing or another
tenth day of the month; ten days
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
every year; yearly; annually
to triumph; to be elated with success
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
study; learning; tutorial
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink