examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
such; like that; that sort of; very
interval; break; pause; spare moment
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to concern; to be related
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
library (usu. single-room); small library
study group; study meeting
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
businesslike; professional
maintenance; preservation; improvement
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible