question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
scene; spectacle; sight; view
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how; in what way; by what means
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in this way; thus; such; uh...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
oracle; revelation; divine message
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out