template; run of the mill; formulaic
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
branch office; branch store
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
offender; criminal; culprit
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of