being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
cannot be compared with; no match for
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
fee; charge; rate; material
questionnaire results; survey results
established practice; custom
questionnaire; survey; poll
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
(degree of) customer satisfaction
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
investment; contribution; financing
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
interview (e.g. for a job)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility