marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
stomach tube; nasogastric tube
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
single word; a few words; brief comment
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
regret; repentance; remorse
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
living thing; living creature; animal; life
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
bento; Japanese box lunch