impossible; unlikely; improbable
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
genuine; authentic; true; real
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
Daphnis and Chloe (novel by Longus, ballet by Ravel, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
in unison; as one; united
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
even though; despite; when
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing