examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
deed; act; work; performance
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
offender; criminal; culprit
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
victim; injured party; sufferer