large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
minimum; at the very least
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
number of persons; personnel
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to increase; to add to; to augment
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
another thing; exception; special case
to play a leading role; to play a central part
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest