trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
book; volume; this; present; main; head
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
by means of; due to; because of; according to
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
both hands; both arms; ten
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)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
platform; home; home base; home plate
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay