taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
interest; fun; inspiration
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
regret; repentance; remorse
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
serious; severe; grave; acute
to think too much; to be over-concerned
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
short and stout; small but wide around
at first; initially; in the beginning
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to replace; to move; to change the position of
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
something like ...; something called ...
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle