mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
time; season; period; phase; stage
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
dullard; indecisive person
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
chain letter that promises bad luck if you break the chain
within; inside of; less than
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
(religious) faith; belief; creed
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
inferior race (of people); untermenschen
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
feeling; mood; disgusting; sickening; revolting
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
superstition; superstitious belief
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
prayer for success in an entrance exam
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to slide into; to slip into
to be dumbfounded; to be taken aback; to be rattled
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling