to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
originally; by nature; from the start
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
license; permit; licence; certificate
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
middle of the night; dead of night
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
National Center Test for University Admissions
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)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
since when; from when; how long
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
old hag; old woman; old bat
piece; fragment; one (object)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken