to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
a few years ago; some years back
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
number one; first; best; most; game; round
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
pupil; student; schoolchild
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how long; how far; how much
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age