a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
every year; yearly; annually
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
very; extremely; excessively
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
a few years ago; some years back
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
pupil; student; schoolchild
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how long; how far; how much
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
almost; roughly; approximately
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)