conference room; council room
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
place where one works; construction site; working area
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
toughened glass; tempered glass
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
document; official papers
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
exemption; exoneration; discharge
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
meaning; connotation; denotation
president (of a society); chairman
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
indicate reason; infers some protest
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady