hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
sales promotion; hard selling
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to engage in lively conversation
(short) jacket; blouson; windbreaker; jumper
one's share; one's portion
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group)
Hominidae (family of great apes)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
parliamentarian; member of a congress
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
performing arts; acrobatics
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
(bar of) sweet-potato paste
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
pitch dark; total darkness
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)