examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
club activities; extracurricular activities
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
pupil; student; schoolchild
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
since; henceforth; ever since
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
middle of the night; dead of night
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
(one's) quota; assignment
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)