present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
indicate reason; infers some protest
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
tendency; trend; inclination
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
in the meanwhile; during the time
to some extent; to a certain extent
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
price; cost; value; worth; value
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
allotment (allocation) of marks
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)