taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
university of arts; arts college
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
already; now; no longer; not any more
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to happen to have on hand or in stock
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment