elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
24th day of the month; 24 days
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
5th day of the month; five days
homeroom; form room; form class
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering