test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
new student; freshman; first-year student
annual (plant); first-year student
summer vacation; summer holiday
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to bring up under one's personal care
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
carving; engraving; chiselled features
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
extra charge; specially reduced charge
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
household; home; family; housekeeping