state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
anything and everything; just about everything
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
going to and fro; back and forth
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
dozens; scores of; decades
(period of) a year; during an era
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
alone; by oneself; on one's own
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee