junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
long hair (usu. of a man)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
later on; eventually; afterwards
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
someone; a certain person
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
magazine; journal; periodical
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
work; business; company; study
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
overanxiety; needless worry
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
long ago; a long time ago; already
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
lip-syncing; lip-synching