pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
main question; real issue at hand
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
bygones; the past; past event
study; pursuit of knowledge
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
shoji (paper sliding door)
pure literature; belles-lettres
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
several sheets (flat objects)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
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