incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
figure; design; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design; plot; minor market fluctuation
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
in the morning; during the morning
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
record of proceedings; minutes
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
secrecy; highly classified information
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
preparatory phase; preparatory period
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
enumeration; citation; listing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
supreme; greatest; highest; best
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to keep secret; to conceal
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness