preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
(one's) quota; assignment
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
dancing or jumping for joy
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
subjects for (of) examination; exam subject
(in the same way) as before; as always
border; boundary; border; edge; horizontal stripes; boarder (e.g. snowboarder, skateboarder)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
changing one's attitude or response according to who one is talking to or dealing with
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
health management; health maintenance; health care
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
not limited to; not just ...
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
draw (in competition); tie game
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread