hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
the other day; lately; recently
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
how; in what way; how about
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
school of one's (first, second) choice
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
sphere; circle; range; category
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
time; hour; period; class
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
wherein; therein; thereinto
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to rise; to erect; to get up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
monetary offering; offertory
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
single word; a few words; brief comment
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
long ago; already; a long time ago
adds force or indicates command
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu