stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
such; this sort of; like this
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
for example; for instance; e.g.
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
subjects of the examination
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(not) even once; (not) ever
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
going to and fro; back and forth
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary