important; momentous; essential; principal; major
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
interview (e.g. for a job)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
cheap article; poor quality article
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to get someone to say; to make someone say
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
blouson; jacket gathered at the waist
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
due form; official; formality
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant