head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
historic; historical; traditional
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
successor; replacement; second wife
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to cross the line; to go too far
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
memories; recollections; reminiscence
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
patterns of thinking; train of thought
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
store interior; inside of a shop
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch