test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
superiority; predominance
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be to the point; to be pertinent
victim; injured party; sufferer
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
please; somehow or other; one way or another
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
spite; frustration; vexation
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
posts list; (summary) list of all messages (threads)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
at the last moment; this late in the game
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
receipt; cash-register slip
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
one chance; only opportunity
breaking off; snapping off
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to lose sight of; to miss
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets