to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to be helpful; to be useful
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
study group; study meeting
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
strike while the iron is hot
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
stepping back; drawing back
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
private tutor; coach; governess
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick