idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
no matter how much time passes
to get one's head around; to think about
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
regular (periodic) examination
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to put up (a notice); to post
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
that; the matter in question
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
marking; grading; scoring
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)