(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
admiration; wonder; astonishment
number of persons; personnel
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
new graduate; recent graduate
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be surprised; to be astonished
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
contradiction; inconsistency
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
writing; composition; essay; sentence
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to have a talk; to tell a story
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
document; official papers
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
sabotage; slow-down tactics
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
in the end; on top of that