memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
system; institution; organization; organisation
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
successive generations; successive emperors
small fraction; small proportion
reaching; attaining; arrival
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
only; merely; but; no more than
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away