advanced level; high grade; senior
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
entreaty; supplication; petition
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to yearn for; to be in love with
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
weird; disgusting; sickening
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
simply; merely; only; solely
sympathy; compassion; pity