retirement; resignation; stepping down
self-analysis; autoanalysis
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
new discovery; new invention
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
not necessarily so; is not always true
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to grumble about something (trivial)
school of one's (first, second) choice
inter-scholastic athletics competition
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
health management; health maintenance; health care
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
video camera; video camcorder
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
great mountain; large mountain
moron; idiot; stupid person