National Center Test for University Admissions
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
how; in what way; by what means
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
silence (not speaking); muteness
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff