preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
older sister; elder sister
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
step; stride; counter for steps
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
pupil; student; schoolchild
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to beat to death; to kill
supplementary examination
third day of the month; three days
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
request; favour (to ask); wish; please