starting point; starting line
quiz; short test; mini test
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
exemplar; model; example; pattern
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
different culture; foreign culture
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to explain; to dispel doubts
making money; making a profit
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell