as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
high-school baseball player
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
recommendation; referral; endorsement
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
rival; competitor; competition
concreteness; feasibility
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
two classes; double; two sets
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
the other day; lately; recently
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
they; those guys; those fellows
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty