with the exception of; excepting; excluding
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
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)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
job hunting; job searching
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
way of asking; way of listening; listener
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
myself; yourself; I; me; you
around the world; throughout the world
to need; to call for; to require
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
by myself; in person; by oneself
until now; so far; up to the present
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
had better ...; had better not ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
pleasant feeling; good vibes
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten