ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
sincere; honest; faithful
wrong answer; answering wrongly; giving a wrong answer
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
writing; composition; essay; sentence
correct answer; answering correctly; giving a correct answer
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to look down on; to make light of
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
three persons; three parties
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
floor above; floor upstairs
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
dividing into four; quartering
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
to forget to say; to forget to mention
stochastic; probabilistic
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point