unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
president (of a society); chairman
another time; some other time
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
threatening letter; intimidating letter
useless; vain; aimless; idle
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
match; game; bout; contest
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
prize money; monetary award; reward
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
method of treatment; cure; remedy
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to take (be in) charge of
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
deadly serious; deadly earnest
results; record; grades; marks
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish