civil service examination
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
such; like that; that sort of
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nothing but; except; no more than
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
historical play; period drama
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
dispute; argument; contention
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
if you think about it; come to think of it
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be silent; to say nothing
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
because of; owing to; due to
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing