few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
don't you think?; indicates question
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
waste of time; killing time
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
superiority complex; sense of superiority
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
surname; family name; last name
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
next year; next fiscal year
particular; hard to please; fussy
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
at that time; in those days
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
graduation ceremony; commencement
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
to hold fast; to protect to the end
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
large number (of); many; majority