benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
how many years; how long; what year
work experience; professional experience; business experience; practical experience
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
(being) married to one's work
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
such; this sort of; like this
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response