examination; consideration; test; quiz
number one; first; best; most; game; round
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
the three entertainment district enterprises: eating houses, geisha houses, meeting places for assignations, etc.
academic traditions; academic school of thought; method of study
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
taking (something) seriously
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to achieve; to bring about a result
sons and daughters; children; girl
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to rank next to; to come after
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
early on; earlier on; from early
teacher; wise man; Confucius; the person concerned; you
electricity; (electric) light
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over