hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
way; method; means; resource; course
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
seniority; precedence; upper seat
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
use; utility; effect; benefit
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
difference; variation; difference
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
to read out and compare (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); to check (accounts, etc.) by reading aloud
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
comprehension; understanding
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to take (be in) charge of
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale