results; record; grades; marks
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
it's not like; it isn't as if
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
this and that; various things
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
every year; yearly; annually
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
club budget; club expense
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
just above; right overhead
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship