playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to have a meal; to take a meal
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)