to strip; to peel; to tear off
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
it is not (like that) either
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
internal conditions; true state of affairs
finishing blow; coup de grâce
good feeling; feeling good
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to give a round of applause; to applaud
index finger; forefinger; second toe