to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
results; record; grades; marks
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
such ... as; or some such