wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
pastel color; pastel colour
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(committee) chairman; president
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
pupil; student; schoolchild
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to affect; to impact; to influence
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to have a talk; to tell a story
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
anything and everything; just about everything
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
vibration; vibrato; trill
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of