answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
right to know; right to access information
self-flattery; singing one's own praises
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
correction; rectification; mending; repair
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
nothing but; except; no more than
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to ask for directions; to ask the way
babble; gibberish; gobbledygook; gobbledegook
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
casting (of roles); casting