I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
dilapidated house; deserted house
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
young and energetic; up-and-coming
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
one's own child; one's own children
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to care for someone; to look after someone
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
without thinking of the consequences
fund-raising; fund collecting
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to complain; to lodge a complaint
bent back; hunchback; stoop
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to satisfy the requirements
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant