end of term; end of semester
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
time; season; period; phase; stage
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
after school (at the end of the day)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
something like ...; something called ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
proposal; proposition; suggestion
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
tension; mental strain; nervousness
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)