the teaching profession; education of laity
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
assembling a criminal case
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
rejection; negation; voting down
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
scandal; deplorable event
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
besides; moreover; in addition
dozens; scores of; decades
overhasty; rash; premature
group; bunch; crowd; group
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to smash violently; to crush
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
hundred battles; many battles