comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
everything; anything; nothing
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
but; however; provided that
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
study group; study meeting
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
results; record; grades; marks
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
superior; excellent; fine
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession