taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
image change; changing one's image; makeover
image change; changing one's image; makeover
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to be helpful; to be useful
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
memory; sense; experience
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
(turned out) all right in the end
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
throwaway; disposable; single-use
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence