to look forward to something
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
witnessing; observing; sighting
serious; severe; grave; acute
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
senior high school; high school
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme