learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
management studies; business administration (study of)
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
opening and shutting; opening and closing
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
document; official papers
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
without permission; without notice
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
the last moment; the very end
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
at that time; in those days
mass communication; mass media
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth