candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
confections; sweets; candy; cake
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
by itself; automatically; naturally
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to distract a person's attention
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
example; exercise (for the reader)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
beyond that point; after that