context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
condition; state (of health); appearance
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to apologize; to apologise
urgency; exigency; emergency
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
warmly; cordially; with tender care
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
looking depressed; long face
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
medical expenses; doctor's bill
irritation; annoyance; frustration
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
that could work; it's not unthinkable; it's not entirely out there
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to be profitable; to yield a profit
household economy; family finances
slot machine in a pachinko parlor (parlour)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
high achiever; student with good academic results
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
payment; provision; benefit; performance