to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
regular (periodic) examination
promotion (school, military, etc.)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
one cause; one reason; one factor
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
(how) many times; (how) often
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
product; produce; result; fruit
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
living thing; organism; creature; biology
place where music lessons are given; music class; music school
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
of course; certainly; naturally
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)