school education; formal education
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
very; much; greatly; a lot of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
smoothly; easily; readily
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
gender; distinction of sex; sex
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
order of chivalry; chivalric order
sharing; division; draw; tie
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
all present; all concerned; all of us
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
several minutes; a few minutes
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting