examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
surname; family name; last name
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to watch steadily; to stare
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to stiffen; to become stiff
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to fall ill; to be taken ill
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
vitality; (one's) life force
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible