golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
interphase; interkinesis; midcycle
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
and; thereupon; because of that
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
instant; moment; for an instant
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice