and then; in addition to that; also; even so
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
job (work) training (for the unskilled)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
unexpectedly; surprisingly
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
VIP; very important person
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
starting work (for the day); employment; work
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to make a success in life
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
life; living; I; me; student
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
graduate; alumnus; alumna
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel