drama; theatre; theater; play
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
turmoil; chaos; confusion
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to agree on; to agree about
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
final vote; run-off ballot
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
the same ratio or percentage
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
voting; ballot; poll; vote
interference; intervention; meddling
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
source of information; intelligence source; message source
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
one person; another name; nickname; alias
cook-house; galley; kitchen
new menu item; new dish on a menu
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)