examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
standard; set; routine; decided
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
interval; break; pause; spare moment
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to play a central role; to take a leading part
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
the place for; the time for; the level of
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
rational; reasonable; logical