examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
marking; grading; scoring
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
for today; for the time being
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to become pale; to turn pale
ingredient; component; composition
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
to grant someone's request
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
unveiling; debut; introduction
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
outward appearance; apparent
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to be consistent; to be coherent
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
heir; inheritor; successor
risky; dangerous; insecure