hook (high point of a song); chorus
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
alternately; by turns; in turn; one after the other
being left out; being ostracized
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
graduation ceremony; commencement
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
the whole school; all the schools
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
beginning; opening; start; outset
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
worst; worst-case (scenario)
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
among these; between these; of these
(political) power; authority; influence
large number (of); many; majority
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
enterprise; business; company; corporation
influence; clout; leverage
finding employment; getting a job
prefectural assembly member
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
viewing as a problem; problematizing
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; interview (with a client, etc.); survey; (public) hearing
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman