scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
department; bureau; section; part
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
knowing; (an) acquaintance
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
cooking; food preparation
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
examination results; test result; test outcome
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
personnel management; personnel administration
real situations; personal consideration; private circumstances; favoritism; favouritism
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
general idea; concept; notion
to need; to call for; to require
you (plural); all of you; you all
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
change; alteration; modification
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint