usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to attempt; to test; to try out
memory; ability to remember
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
posing a question; question
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
prohibition; inhibition; ban
deadly serious; deadly earnest
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
unexpectedly; surprisingly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
overhasty; rash; premature
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
had better ...; had better not ...