demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to some extent; to a certain extent
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
regular (periodic) examination
university entrance examination
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
great success; huge success
class; heading; group; category
to have one's predictions turn out exactly right; to have a speculation turn out well
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
percentage of correct answers
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
priority; order of precedence
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school