somewhat below; slightly below
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive
club activities; extracurricular activities
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that day; the very same day
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
speaking of ...; as for ...
as if it were about oneself
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
new student; freshman; first-year student
preference; priority; precedence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft