uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant
(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)
gleaming; shining; glistening
to polish up; to shine up
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
founder; organizer; organiser
notes; comment; remark; annotation
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
attendance (at school); going to school
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
during; for the duration of
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
established practice; custom
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
advance payment; money paid in advance
solid (an assured, a safe) vote; solid (assured) support
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to work hard at one's lessons
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
study; research; investigation
bribe; sweetener; douceur
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
donation; contribution; offering
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other