origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
very much; very many; more and more
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
just because; even if; even though
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
results; record; grades; marks
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
development; exploitation
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
senior high school; high school
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on