taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
poor physical health; bad shape
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
review (of learned material); revision
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
practice; practising; training; study
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to teach; to take a teaching job
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
writing on someone's behalf
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
writing; composition; essay; sentence
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
progress; advance; improvement; development
natural disaster; cataclysm
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
female company president; female CEO
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim