taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
new student; freshman; first-year student
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to take over; to hand over
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
message; informative matter
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
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)
review; reconsideration; revision
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
marking; grading; scoring
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
particularly; only; in the case of
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
piece; fragment; one (object)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)