diploma; licence; license
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
do, re, mi, fa, sol (soh), la, si (ti), do (solfa syllables)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
defeating in an instant; instant kill
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
percentage of correct answers
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
guard; sentinel; garrison
route; way; course; directions
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
as everyone knows; needless to point out
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
going to and fro; back and forth
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust