authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
yelp; sales campaign; kiang (Equus hemionus kiang); kyang
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to become better; to improve
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
study; diligence; discount; reduction
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
society; company; the public; the world
unqualified; without qualifications
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to pick up; to find; to gather
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
theatre; theater; playhouse
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
actor; actress; player; performer
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
jack of all trades, master of none
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
for your information; I'm telling you