rimless (e.g. glasses); borderless (e.g. printing)
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
identifier; distinguished name; DN
allegiance; obedience; submission
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
that is to say; so that means
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
moonsault (type of somersault)
to care for someone; to look after someone
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
the other day; some time ago; recently
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
antiquity; the previous era
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful