if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
training (esp. in-service); induction course
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
daytime; noon period of the day; matinee
regular (periodic) examination
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
difficult to ...; hard to ...
results; record; grades; marks
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
in advance; beforehand; previously
drinking party; get-together
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
to be able to manage somehow or another
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
younger scholar; future reference
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl