mock exam; practice exam; practice test
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
life; living; I; me; student
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
senior high school; high school
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
indicate reason; infers some protest
so; like this; in this way
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
how many people; a number of people
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
wounded person; injured person
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
such; like that; that sort of; very
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
that's the way it is; such is life
to be needed; to be wanted
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)