question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to come to one's senses; to calm down
one's heart rate; pulse rate
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
to be exhausted; to be worn out
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity