first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to change (one's clothes)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
club activities; extracurricular activities
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)