rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
another; different; separate; discrete
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.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
real thing; original; actual
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
sharing; division; draw; tie
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
basis for decision; evidence for judging
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)