the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
technical official; technical officer
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
clerk; office worker; office staff
security guard; doorkeeper
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
minuteness; one millionth
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
left side (of an equation, expression, etc.); LHS; left side (go, chess, othello board)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
presenter; submitter; proposer
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated