suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to be profitable; to yield a profit
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
opening ceremony (of the school term)
deputy head teacher; vice principal
newly appointed; inaugural
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
noisy; confused; uproarious
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute