as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
outside world; physical world
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
interior; inside; internal
memory; ability to remember
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
results; record; grades; marks
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to be able to manage somehow or other
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
marking; grading; scoring
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last