exemption; exoneration; discharge
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
government worker; public servant; civil servant
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to employ; to hire; to charter
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
regular time; stated period
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
government management; state management
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all