maintenance; preservation; improvement
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
end of term; end of semester
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
test period; exam period; examination time
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
recommendation; referral; endorsement
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to begin; to set about; to start
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
naturally; of course; understandably
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple