competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
when it becomes; when it comes to
in history; ever; historical
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
piece; fragment; one (object)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
and; thereupon; because of that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
no!; no no!; no, not at all