self-torturing; masochistic
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
intelligence or information network
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
guaranteed; authentic; certified
now that; since; so long as; because
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
to translate; to interpret
difficult to ...; hard to ...
grasp; catch; understanding
history of; experience of
something; some kind of; for some reason
difference; variation; difference
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)